A narrow strip of land along the top of the Shoppes at New Tampa property has become a hurdle in the county's effort to extend State Road 56 across Wiregrass Ranch. ...more

August 16, 2008

A narrow strip of land along the top of the Shoppes at New Tampa has become a hurdle in the county's effort to extend State Road 56 across Wiregrass Ranch. County officials disagree with the road builders – Locust Branch LLC and the Meadow Pointe IV Community Development district -- over how to get access to about 10 feet along the northern edge of the plaza and who should do it. The strip of land wasn't in the original plans for the six-lane highway now under construction just east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. It's needed to ensure crews can build S.R. 56 to its full width and provide the plaza with a new northern entrance ...more

August 15, 2008

Despite objections from residents, county officials on Wednesday approved beer and wine sales at a CVS pharmacy under development in the heart of Meadow Pointe. ...more

July 10, 2008

Engineers will seek to construct a compromise on who pays for road improvements around newly built schools, Pasco county and School District officials decided today. ...more

December 11, 2007

When local protests stymied plans to build Wesley Chapel's first hospital in a mostly residential area off traffic-clogged State Road 54, hospital officials said they would go back to the drawing board. ...more

October 25, 2007

Pasco County officials maintain Hillsborough County has 'no legal basis' to demand $28 million for improvements to Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, despite claims the Wiregrass Ranch mall and related developments will create significant new demands on the road. ...more

September 22, 2007