Tampa Bay Times

A decade later, Pasco neighbors get their park, and their bill

By Barbara Behrendt,

2 days ago

https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=274JId_0v7hR8Mt00 — An egret forages near the water’s edge along the Oaks Park property in New Port Richey. Residents of Heritage Lake and Riverside Village Estates subdivisions have been fighting the development of a more than 41-acre property that straddles both areas for the past 14 years. [ CHRIS URSO | Times ]

There were still a few of the original community members in the audience this week as the Pasco County Commission considered finally closing the discussion on Oaks Park, a 41-acre wooded area once proposed for a multi-story development of 240 apartments.

The apartment plan was soundly rejected a decade ago as residents objected to it.

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