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Horse meat trade: Hernando County sheriff, state attorney respond to criticism from activists
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis and State Attorney Bill Gladson are responding to claims that they haven't moved fast enough to shut down an illegal slaughterhouse where a former race horse was butchered last year. FOX 13 first broke the story earlier this week after investigating the...
Pasco scallop season paused after toxins detected in the Gulf of Mexico
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Florida wildlife officials on Wednesday announced a temporary closure of the recreational bay scallop harvest in the Gulf of Mexico off the Pasco County coastline. It includes all state waters south of the Pasco-Hernando county line and north of the Anclote Key Lighthouse in...
Higher school impact fees get first nod from Pasco County
Selling the Pasco County Planning Commission on the need for higher school impact fees wasn’t much of a challenge this week given that no aspect of Pasco is getting smaller these days — including the need for more classrooms. Ray Gadd, Pasco’s deputy superintendent of schools said that...
City Council Continues to Deal with Wastewater Issue
Wastewater has become the continuing hot topic brought in front of the Brooksville City Council, and in a July 15 meeting, an emergency ordinance gained approval. The Council also heard the first reading of a permanent ordinance that will impose a limited moratorium on wastewater permits, as the city moves toward a resolution to the developing capacity issue at the William S. Smith Water Reclamation Facility. The capacity limit set forth by the Florida Department of Environment Protection is 1.9 million gallons per day.
Environmental regulators warn they will deny permit to controversial Pasco landfill
The Hudson landfill operator sued earlier this year by the neighbor who has been challenging his business operation for more than a decade now faces an even bigger hurdle. This week the Florida Department of Environmental Protection issued a draft notice that it intends to change its mind about issuing a new permit for Coastal Landfill Disposal and instead deny the landfill’s permit extension. The agency says it no longer believes that the business can convince them that it is following the rules and law that govern such businesses.
Duke sues to eject Starkey Market activities from power line property
Encouraging public recreation and entertainment next to high-voltage electric transmission lines is a bad idea, says Duke Energy in a lawsuit it has filed against the Starkey Market in New Port Richey and its affiliated companies and owners. So is using Duke’s land for a blueberry nursery, piling up mulch...
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