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Pasco Commissioners Cast Final Vote Tuesday on a One-Year Data Center Freeze — What It Means Around Zephyrhills

Pasco County commissioners meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in Dade City to decide whether to halt large-scale data center approvals countywide for a year. Residents can weigh in before the vote becomes final.

Two Rivers' Nearly 4,000 Homes and a 35-Acre Surf Park Clear Pasco Planning Commission — Despite a Room Full of "No"

The Pasco County Planning Commission recommended approval of sweeping changes to the Two Rivers development on Wesley Chapel's eastern edge — thousands of homes, hotels and a surf park — over residents' warnings about traffic, flooding and water. County commissioners get the final say.

Two Rivers Megaproject at Zephyrhills' Doorstep Clears Key Hurdle — 4,000 Homes, 2,500 Apartments and a Surf Park

Pasco County planners voted Thursday to recommend approval of the massive Two Rivers development along the SR-56 corridor, sending one of the county's largest-ever projects — and its questions about traffic, flooding and water — to county commissioners for a final vote.

Handmade Pasta and Wood-Fired Pizza Head Downtown as Trattoria Napoli Eyes July 23 Opening

A chef-driven "modern Italian trattoria" is targeting a July 23 opening on 7th Street, bringing house-made pasta, a Wood Stone pizza oven and about 128 seats to the heart of Zephyrhills.

Free Fireworks Return to Dade City for America's 250th on July 4 — Here's What East Pasco Families Should Know

Dade City closes out Pasco County's America 250 celebrations with a free fireworks finale over John S. Burks Memorial Park at about 9 p.m. on July 4 — and Wesley Chapel has its own patriotic events the same night.

Six-Building Retail and Restaurant Plaza Planned at SR 56 and Mansfield Boulevard

Developers have submitted a site plan to Pasco County for a 72,000-square-foot commercial center across from the new Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital, with The Fresh Market named as the only confirmed tenant so far.

Zephyrhills Hits Pause on Data Centers as Final Vote Looms June 22

The City Council unanimously backed a one-year moratorium on data-center permits, rezonings and site plans — giving Zephyrhills time to write rules before any project arrives. A final vote is set for June 22.

Zephyrhills Council to Vote Monday on Dedicated Stormwater Fee

A proposed stormwater assessment up for a vote June 22 would fund drainage projects, maintenance and staffing — and could land on November tax bills.

Historic Home Theater Revival Takes Shape on Zephyrhills' 5th Avenue

Analysts Warn Florida’s Property Tax Amendment Could Squeeze Pasco County Services

Florida voters will decide in November whether to dramatically expand the homestead exemption — a change backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that supporters call overdue tax relief and that state analysts, county groups and local officials warn could pull billions of dollars out of the budgets that pay for fire trucks, deputies and roads. In fast-growing, property-tax-dependent Pasco County, the stakes are unusually high.

Pasco Is Growing — So Why Are Its Schools Cutting 500 Positions?

How Much Could Pasco Homeowners Save Under DeSantis’s Property Tax Plan? We Ran the Numbers

Community Pushback Helps Halt 628-Home Development on Abbey Golf Course Near San Antonio, Florida

A proposal to replace the longtime Abbey Golf Course with hundreds of new homes was turned down last week after a standing-room-only hearing in St. Leo — a rare pause in the wave of subdivisions reshaping east Pasco County.

Pasco Sheriff Chris Nocco to Resign in November, Who will be Next Sheriff of Pasco?