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Public Service Commission balks at water rate hike in Pasco County

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The Florida Public Service Commission delayed a vote Tuesday on whether to allow a private utility to boost rates so it can switch customers from the unpleasant-tasting, discolored, sediment-filled water it supplies, to cleaner water provided by Pasco County. Residents of the Summertree retirement community in New Port Richey and county officials objected to the proposed 5.35 percent rate hike, urging the regulators to either kill it or delay a vote. Commissioners questioned whether Utilities Inc. of Florida could pay for the cleaner…

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Tom Jackson: In Pasco, all roads lead to Mike Fasano

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Whatever else we might be tempted to say in the aftermath of last month’s recent primary election, for those who live and/or work in Pasco County, this, above all, is beyond dispute: Pasco is Mike Fasano’s county. Everyone else is just visiting. Who but Fasano, the nudging, empathetic, perpetually beatifying champion of the “little guy and little gal” could have done in the Republican race for Pasco County property appraiser what he did with the fundamentally flawed Gary Joiner? That…

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Tampa Bay ranks second in job gains

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By Michael Moline The Tampa Bay region posted strong numbers in the latest report by the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, released Friday. The Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area recorded 37,700 new jobs, a 3 percent increase compared to the same point last year. Only Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford posted stronger gains, at 4.1 percent. Of the 701,642 people in Hillsborough County’s labor force, 668,853 held jobs — for an unemployment rate of 4.7 percent. That compares to 5.3 percent at the same point in 2015. Pinellas County…

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Claim bills filed for 2017 Legislative Session

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A brain-damaged Pasco County woman and a deceased Florida State football player are again the subjects of claim bills filed in the Florida Legislature. According to the Florida Senate website, 22 of the bills — also known as relief acts — were turned in on Monday. Under the legal doctrine of sovereign immunity, Florida law limits local governments and other public bodies to paying no more than $200,000 per person in damages unless lawmakers approve extra money. But in recent years, as…

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Ron Oakley takes in over $150K in Pasco County District 1 race

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Pasco County Commissioner Ron Oakley announced Friday that he raised more than $150,000 for his District 1 campaign last month. “I am humbled by the strong outpouring of financial support from across Pasco County for our campaign,” he said. The $157,375 raised in May includes $150,000 in loans from Oakley, who had previously run for the commission in 2012. “I’m running to represent the people of Pasco County. As we continue to meet with voters and they hear our campaign…

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Condo sales solid in Tampa Bay real estate market

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Condo sales throughout the Tampa Bay area are bouncing back after their disastrous crash a decade ago. The Tampa Bay Times reported in Pinellas and Pasco counties, more condos were sold in April than in any month since 2012, as far back as the Florida Realtors organization tracks sales. Hillsborough had its second best month in April, topped only by a bumper showing last June. In Hillsborough, which had less than a three-month supply of condos in April, the desire…

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Mike Fasano raises $8,100 for PACE Center for Girls

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Mike Fasano gave the PACE Center for Girls a healthy check this week.  The Pasco County Tax Collector and former lawmaker handed $8,126.61 raised through a fundraising drive hosted by his office and supported by staff and the local community. “Our office was proud to sponsor the PACE Center for Girls,” said Fasano in a statement. Fasano praised the work of the non-profit, designed to help at-risk middle and high school girls get back on track. “Many of the young ladies…

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