With some 20 years in the making, the future of this long planned toll road connecting New Tampa to I-275 still remains uncertain. When the bids came in for the road, members of the Tampa - Hillsborough County Expressway Authority were not pleased with a projected $2.75 toll for the three mile r
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06/23/2007
The Board of Pasco County Commissioners today discussed the approval of the 5,000 acre Wiregrass Ranch development in Wesley Chapel for hours today in their meeting. With a 4-1 vote, commissioners have continued this discussion to their July 10th meeting in Dade City. While there seems to be a
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06/19/2007
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino has a $120 million expansion underway, which will make the casino 50% larger and it will be the largest casino in Florida. Additionally, a 1250 space parking garage is being added. This enormously successful Tampa casino has seen increased growth in each of
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06/16/2007
Well, after almost a year's delay, it appears that the combined proposal by University Community Hospital / Adventist Health System was successful in getting approval of the Certificate of Need (CON) for a new hospital in Wesley Chapel. Proposals for Wesley Chapel hospitals (80-100 beds) were ma
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06/15/2007
The annual Business to Business Expo and Taste of the Town for Wesley Chapel will be held on June 23rd at Wiregrass Ranch High School, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. With the addition of Taste of the Town, the Greater Wesley Chapel Chamber of Commerce is expecting a higher turn out. Additionally
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06/14/2007
The planned Pasco Town Centre mall at S.R. 52 and I-75 received unanimous approval by the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. This huge mall (2 million square feet) will house the Tampa Premium Outlets, (a designer outlet mall with 120 or so stores), as well as large amounts of office and indu
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06/14/2007
Ashley Furniture, the new furniture store in Wesley Chapel, on the south side of S.R. 56 next to I-75 has opened. In addition, the following new Wesley Chapel businesses located on north side of S.R. 56 in the Cypres
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06/11/2007
New Wesley Chapel Malls Update The Cypress Creek Town Center is poised to begin moving dirt for construction of this megamall that has been delayed repeatedly in the permitting process. With 1.3 million square feet, this will be the largest of the three malls currently racing to the finish line.
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06/11/2007
Once again Pasco County Commissioners are at odds with a developer over costs for road improvements for a major residential development. While Wiregrass in Wesley Chapel has been in negotiations for a long time, it appears that it may be resolved this month. Not so with Bella Verde in San Anton
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06/03/2007