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Changes are coming to Central Pasco

By B.C. Manion The Pasco County Commission has cleared the way for more changes to come to the central part of Pasco County.

The county board voted on Aug. 24 to approve changes to a master plan unit development (MPUD) on the west side of U.S. 41, between Roaches Run and Causeway Boulevard. The changes allow a maximum

275,000 commercial retail square feet and create a land use equivalency matrix, to expand the types of uses.

Those additional uses are office, medical office, health care-related, light industry distribution, multifamily residential, single-family attached residential, senior retirement/assisted living/aggregate home and public institutional uses.

The request was filed by Hagman Groves Inc., and RS Roach LLC, who were repre-

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sented by attorney Barbara Wilhite.

The county board also approved a request to change the name from Causeway Center Commercial MPUD to Causeway MPUD, to better reflect the potential uses.

The commercial retail square footage shall be a minimum of 100,000 square feet.

Residential uses will only be allowed on the parcels abutting U.S. 41, if they are part See CHANGES, page 11A

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Flurry of Pasco road projects underway

of Zoom — featuring Florida Department Once those projects are completed, Transportation Secretary Kevin Thibault and Pasco’s road network is expected to be betU.S. Rep. Gus Bilirakis. ter able to handle the county’s considerable Thibault and Bilirakis touched on a numgrowth. ber of big-picture issues involving Projects under construction, or that soon transportation. will be, are expected to improve traffic flow Thibault talked about the expectation of at State Road 56 and Interstate 75; offer reduced gas tax revenues over time, as moBy B.C. Manion smoother travel through East Pasco County cars and bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com in- torists make the switch to electric on a new alignment for State Road 52; vehicles with higher fuel efficiency. crease access to Interstate 75 with a new Bilirakis talked about the proposed $2 Drive along nearly any major Pasco add cabe interchange at Overpass Road; and, trillion infrastructure package.

County artery and you are likely to pacity at State Road 52 and U.S. 41.

He said he doesn’t support the package. backed up in traffic — during rush hour. were discussed a transprojects Those moto obvious it’s At the same time, portation briefing hosted by the North See ROAD, page 9A torists that work is underway on numerous via Tampa Bay Chamber of Commerce Pasco roadways.

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Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper has deemed unconstitutional the state’s order to ban local school districts from imposing mandatory facemasks.

Cooper explained his decision in a twohour announcement from the bench on Aug. 27.

Cooper ruled that school districts can impose mandatory mask mandates, and if challenged, must be granted due process to demonstrate their mask requirement is reasonable.

Taryn Fenske, communications director for Gov. Ron DeSantis, issued this reaction to the ruling: “It’s not surprising that Judge Cooper would rule against parent’s rights and their ability to make the best educational and medical decisions for their family, but instead rule in favor of elected politicians.

“This ruling was made with incoherent justifications, not based in science and facts – frankly not even remotely focused on the merits of the case presented.We are used to the Leon County Circuit Court not following the law and getting reversed on appeal, which is exactly what happened last year in

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the school reopening case.We will continue to defend the law and parent’s rights in Florida, and will immediately appeal the ruling to the First District Court of Appeals, where we are confident we will prevail on the merits of the case.”

Locally, Judge Cooper’s ruling will have no immediate impact in the Hillsborough or Pasco public school districts.

Hillsborough already has adopted a temporary facemask mandate in its schools which remains in effect through Sept. 17.

The Hillsborough board took that action, despite the governor’s executive order, and subsequent actions taken by the Florida Board of Education and the Florida Department of Education.

DeSantis has stood firm in his position

The Pasco County Commission has approved a plan for how the county will spend $107.6 million in federal money intended to help local governments respond to impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic.

County Administrator Dan Biles presented proposed projects and initiatives that would be supported by the funds, which the county board approved at its Aug. 24 meeting.

The plan also must be approved by federal authorities.

The county is proposing that about $98 million of the money be spent on these projects: • Acquisition of the Lindrick Utility system. Using the federal money will enable the county to acquire the system with a zero rate increase for county ratepayers as a whole, Biles said.

• Wesley Chapel Library:This will build the next library that is needed in the county’s master plan, on land it already owns, in the fastest-growing area of the county, Biles said.

• Jail construction: Will pay for changes

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The Pasco County Commission has approved a rezoning to allow an apartment development of up to 350 units at the southwest corner of State Road 52 and Old Pasco Road.

The 23.1-acre site currently is occupied by pastureland, some residences and some outbuildings. It abuts the Mango Hills master-planned unit development district, which has been approved for a maximum of 415 single-family detached and singlefamily attached townhomes.

Properties to the north and the northeast, adjacent to State Road 52, are zoned for general commercial, light industrial and retail, office and residential land uses.

In recommending approval of the request, county planners said the proposed apartments are a logical transition from general commercial and industrial uses.

The request also received a recommendation for approval from the Pasco County Planning Commission.

In addition to approving the rezoning, the county board also granted a variance regarding the number of parking spaces required for the project.

The property is next to where Pasco County will be building the Orange Belt Trail, and the project is planning to construct a bicycle and pedestrian access to that recreational trail.

During the planning board’s public hearing,Attorney Barbara Wilhite, who represented the applicant, said the maximum allowable density, under the county’s comprehensive plan, would be 24 units per acre. But the proposed project calls for a maximum of 15 units per acre.

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She also noted that the proposed apartments are close to the State Road 52/Interstate 75 interchange, and nearby properties are planned for industrial development.

The access to the project is from Old Pasco Road,Wilhite told the county board, during its Aug. 24 public hearing on the request.

Commissioner Kathryn Starkey noted the planned access to the Orange Belt Trail.

She told Wilhite that her client should consider using a small piece of land near the trail to create a business that would serve trail users.

Starkey said the county wants to create opportunities for entrepreneurship along its recreational trails, such as a coffee shop, or an ice cream shop or somewhere “that would be a fun place to go, if you’re using the trail.”

She encouraged Wilhite: “Be thinking creatively about a retail or a small commercial experience, next to that trail.”

Wilhite said there is property nearby that could be used for that purpose.

Starkey responded:“It could be on your property, too. One of the things that we’ve (Starkey and county staff) talked about doing is what’s called an overlay district, all along the trail. You see it done in other places, where you have it zoned that, if you want to do something.

“We would put the uses in. Ice cream shop, coffee shop, lemonade stand, whatever, if you’re within 20, 50, 100 feet of the trail — whatever — the right determination is, you can do it.

“It’s just a great benefit and a really cool thing to have along the perimeters of the trail. Especially that trail.

“I hear from people all of the time that we don’t have enough amenities on our trails.

“Once you leave the Starkey Market and Longleaf, you go all of the way to Hernando County before you can buy a drink or an ice cream or anything along our trail.

“I just want to really encourage some little entrepreneurship along the trails,” Starkey said.

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Where were you, September 11, 2001?

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Some events clearly stand out from others.

They etch a permanent image in our minds, of where we were and what we were doing when we heard the news.

The day July 20, 1969 was like that for millions. Neil Armstrong walked on the moon that day.

When the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded on Jan. 28, 1986, it touched the collective soul of the nation.

And then, there was Sept. 11, 2001.

On that morning, 19 terrorists from alQaeda hijacked four commercial airplanes and deliberately crashed two of them into North Tower and South Tower of the World Trade Center.They smashed a third plane into the Pentagon. Passengers on the fourth plane overtook the hijackers and forced that plane to slam into an empty field in Pennsylvania.

While all of this was happening, most of us were simply going about our daily routines.

Where were you on Sept. 11, 2001,

when you heard about the terrorist attacks?

How did you find out?

How did you react? How did it affect

you? Has it had lasting impacts?

As the nation marks the 20th anniversary of 9/11, we want to pause to share the personal side of the story — as told through the memories of our readers.

We will be publishing a collection of essays, which will be edited for brevity and clarity.

Please be as concise as possible. Include your first and last name, and the community where you live, which will be published with your submission.

Please also include your email and telephone number, so we can reach back for additional information, if we need it.

If you have appropriate photos that you can scan and email, we’d love to consider those for our tribute, too.

Deadline for submissions is Sept. 10.

Our planned publication date is Sept. 15.

Please send your submissions with the words — Sept. 11 Tribute — in the subject line, to news@lakerlutznews.com.

Pasco offers $500 bonus for vaccinated employees

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Pasco County employees who get vaccinated will receive $500 in premium pay, under a plan approved last week, by the Pasco County Commission.

The $500 in premium pay is for every county employee who is fully vaccinated, regardless of whether they are already vacci- Dan Biles nated, or if they get vaccinated before Nov. 1.

The additional pay will be distributed to qualifying employees on Nov. 12.

The county also will be providing premium pay to county employees who worked during the pandemic, with the exception of those who are already receiving a bonus from the state of Florida.

Employees who were employed in 2020 and are still employed now will receive

$500 in premium pay.Those who were employed in 2021 and are still working for the county will receive $250.

Those bonuses will be included in employees’ Sept. 17 paycheck.

County Administrator Dan Biles explained the thinking behind the premium pay plans during a presentation on the county’s plan for spending funds received through the American Rescue Plan Act. He told commissioners that about 50% of the county’s employees have been vaccinated.

“Our firefighters are actually vaccinated at a lower rate than 50%,” he said.

The county wants to get its vaccination rate up into the range of 70% to 80%, Biles said.

At the same time the county wants to increase its rate of vaccinated employees, it also wants to decrease potential medical

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costs, Biles said.

“We’ve only had about 10% of county employees actually test positive with COVID.Those 10% actually cost $3.4 million in COVID claims.

“We’ve surveyed the counties and cities around us. Many of them are using what I will call negative incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated.

“There are a couple of counties in the state who have basically said,‘If you’re not vaccinated by a certain date, you are no longer a county employee.

“Several counties are doing more on the, if you are not vaccinated, you have to test weekly.

“Some of the areas around us, if you’re vaccinated, you don’t have to wear a mask.

But if you’re not vaccinated, you have to wear a mask and are subject to testing on a recurring basis.

“Those are all what I would consider negative incentives and I would actually prefer

to do a positive incentive to encourage people in a positive manner. Give them a carrot, as opposed to a stick,” he said.

“It makes good business sense, and additionally, I think it’s the right thing to do for our employees,” Biles said.

“It’s less expensive operationally, from a budgetary perspective, to pay people to get the vaccine — that are county employees — than to go pay for their health bills, health insurance bills,” the county administrator added.

He also explained the other bonus plan, to reward employees who have worked for the county “during the pandemic.

“The governor and the state legislature approved premium pay for public safety employees and teachers. It didn’t make sense for one section of our employee base to get premium pay from the state and not do a premium pay on the rest of the employee base,” he said.

So, the county developed its own plan.

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TEEN ADVISORY BOARD

The Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Culture Center, 12118 Lake Blanche Drive in Odessa, will host a Teen Advisory Board meeting on Sept. 2 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m., for teens in grades eight to 12 who want to share their opinions about new titles to add to the library’s collection, as well as programs to offer. Registration is required. Masks are recommended.

Register online at PascoLibraries.org.

TEEN VOLUNTEERS

The New River Library, 34043 State Road 54 in Wesley Chapel, will host a Teen Volunteer Orientation on Sept. 4 at 1 p.m.

Current and future volunteers are required to attend to begin participating in inperson opportunities. Register online at PascoLibraries.org.

REPUBLICAN WOMEN

The Pasco Federated Republican Women’s Club will meet on Sept. 4 at 9 a.m., at The Groves Country Club, 7924 Melogold Circle in Land O’ Lakes.The guest speaker will be Pasco Clerk & Comptroller Nikki Alvarez-Sowles. Guests should arrive early to place a food order. For information, call 813-996-3011.

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Family & Friends Day

The Rotary Club of Wesley Chapel will host its third annual 9/11 Memorial Mile Run/Walk on Sept. 11, at the Tampa Premium Outlets, 2300 Grand Cypress Drive in Lutz, in remembrance of the heroes of 9/11. Participants can take part in person or virtually.The entry fee is $10 and will benefit the Rotary Club’s scholarship fund and other projects.

There is no day-of-event registration.

Participants can pick up their goodie bag (includes a shirt and bib), at the outlets in the Michael Kors pavilion on Sept. 10 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., or on Sept.11 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:15 a.m.The run/walk is scheduled to start at 7:30 a.m., followed by a ceremony, time of remembrance and a tour of the 9/11 Memorial Wall at 8:30 a.m. Online registration (deadline is Sept.

10) is at RunSignup.com/Race/FL/Lutz/ 911MemorialMile.

UrEsteem.org will present a “Labor of Love” Family & Friends Day on Sept. 4 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., at Land O’ Lakes Heritage Park, 5401 Land O’ Lakes Blvd. There will be a DJ, the Spheres Bubble Show, food trucks, entertainers, games, and more. Guests should bring lawn chairs.

Family Fun Day

The Concourse, 11919 Alric Pottberg Road in Shady Hills, will host the Sertoma Family Fun Day on Sept. 11 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. There will be a children’s area, vendors, The Beatlemaniax U.S.A. Tribute Band, and food and drink available. Guests should bring lawn chairs. No coolers will be allowed at the event. Vendor spaces are available. Admission is $10 for adults. Children ages 12 and younger are free. Parking is $5 per vehicle. For tickets, visit EventBrite.com.

Community Fest

Resonate Church, 2646 Stonewood Park Loop in Land O’ Lakes, will host a Community Fall Fest on Sept. 12 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free activities will include a water slide, crafts, a video game trailer, an obstacle course, a bounce house, face painting and caricatures, a petting zoo, a QB challenge, Tic Tac Toe basketball and corn hole. Free food will include hot dogs, chips, popcorn, cotton candy and snow cones. Guests will have a chance to win raffle prizes. Everyone receives a free ticket at the door; the cost is $1 for each additional ticket or a canned good donation (for Metropolitan Ministries) to enter the raffles. A big-ticket raffle (to benefit Oasis Pregnancy Center) also will cost $5 per ticket, or $10 for three tickets.

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CHOP FESTIVAL

The Chapel Chop Festival is scheduled for Sept. 4 and Sept. 5, from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m., both days, at the Grove at Wesley Chapel.

This barbecue, beer and music festival will include a concert event area, a Brew-Down Contest, a Chop-Down Contest, a Celebrity Cooking Contest, a Vendor Village, a Pooch Smooch Booth (puppy photo booth), an arts and crafts zone, art installations, and more. Single-day, two-day,VIP and two-day VIP tickets are available. Kids age 8 and younger are free.The event is rain or shine.

No refunds will be given. For more information, visit The Chapel Chop Festival on Facebook.

TAX OFFICE HOLIDAY

The five Pasco County Tax Collector Offices will be closed on Sept. 6, in honor of Labor Day.All offices will reopen at 8:30 a.m., on Sept. 7, for normal business.

Offices in Gulf Harbors and Wesley Chapel will be open on Sept. 4 from 8:30 a.m. to noon, for Pasco residents only.

PHOTOGRAPHY CLUB

The Land O’ Lakes Photography Club will

meet on Sept. 7 at 7 p.m., via Zoom.

Photographers of all levels can join.The topic for the meeting will be long exposure photography. Email landolakesphotoclub@gmail.com, to request a Zoom link. For information, call 813-838-1473, or visit LandOLakesPhotographyClub.com.

PASCO JUNIORS

The GFWC Pasco Juniors will meet on Sept. 7 at 6:30 p.m., in the Lexington Oaks Community Clubhouse conference room, in Wesley Chapel.The guest speaker will be from Metropolitan Ministries of Pasco County on the topic of its outreach programs for the local homeless community.After club business is discussed, members will pack 100 tote bags filled with essentials to help the homeless.

SAINT LEO COFFEEHOUSE

The Saint Leo University Ministry will host its free annual coffeehouse event, “Kirkchella,” on Sept. 9 from 7 p.m. to 9

p.m., outside the clock tower at Saint Jude Chapel/Student Activities Building and on the Kirk Green (lawn) by Kirk Hall. (The event is a ‘play’ on the Coachella arts and music festival in California.) The guest singer and musician will be Father John Klein, sharing contemporary Christian music.Also featured will be Lucas Nocera, music minister for Saint Leo.The event is open to youth groups from neighboring parishes, and Saint Leo students, faculty, staff and alumni. Registration is required in advance at Ministry.saintleo.edu/kirkchella2021 or tinyurl.com/4y3yknjw.

AWANA CLUB

The Church @ Myrtle Lake, 2017 Reigler Road in Land O’ Lakes, will offer a KidTown Awana Club starting Sept. 8 at 6 p.m. Offers include “Cubbies” for ages 3 and 4;“Sparks” for kindergarten through second grade; and “T&T” for third grade through fifth grade. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m.The club is offered throughout the school calendar year. Registration is online at MyrtleLake.org.

The Friendship Singers are looking for members to sing music from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s at local nursing homes and senior groups.The next practice is on Sept. 11 at 10 a.m., at the Land O’ Lakes Senior Nutrition Center, 6802 Wisteria Loop in Land O’ Lakes.There are no tryouts. For information, call Judy Moore at 813-940-6889 or Mary Lou Fornier at 813-915-9877.

MUSIC & MOTORCYCLES

Main Street Zephyrhills will host its 17th annual Music & Motorcycles event on Sept. 11 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m., on Fifth Avenue in Zephyrhills.There will be live music, food, a bike show, beer and local vendors.There also will be a tribute to first responders and military personnel in honor of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.

CHARITY DRAG SHOW

Double Branch Artisanal Ales, 5956 Wesley Grove Blvd., in Wesley Chapel, will host a Charity Drag Show on Sept. 11 at 9 p.m., to benefit Jason Tucker of Pasco Fire Rescue.The event will include a 50/50 raffle, drag queens and firefighters on the runway, and a pink firetruck on site.

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J Stage Theatre will host an Audition Night on Sept. 12 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., at the JCC on the Cohn Campus, 13009 Community Campus Drive in Tampa, for the upcoming performance of “Biloxi Blues” by Neil Simon. Performance dates are scheduled for Nov. 2 through Nov. 7.

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Honey Garlic Chicken

Special to The Laker/Lutz News

Labor Day — a holiday devoted to workers — celebrates strides that have been made to reduce harsh working conditions.

Remember, the 8-hour workday and 40-hour workweek weren’t always standards.

Breaks during the workday weren’t required, either.

While workplace requirements have eased, there’s still a fair amount of work that goes into preparing, serving and cleaning up after meals.

It’s not just a matter of the work you do at home to prepare meals, there’s also menu planning, a shopping list and putting away your groceries — before you even start to prepare your meals.

A U.S. Department of Agriculture study, done through the Economic Research Service, revealed that in 2014 it took 51 minutes for the average American adult to prep and serve a meal, then clean up after it.

That varies, too, based on the demographics. Those without children spend 50 minutes on average, and those who are employed, spend 45 minutes.

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Those surveyed who said they purchased carry-out, delivery, prepared foods, and so on, said they saved about 30 minutes a day in meal preparation.

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Electric pressure cookers (think Instant Pot), are widely popular. However, stovetop pressure cookers, another option, cook faster because they reach even higher temperatures and pressure.

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The electric pressure cooker is versatile and also can act as a rice cooker, slow cooker, yogurt maker, and more, plus has lots of programmable and automatic features that make it easier to use. However, stovetop pressure cookers cook faster.

The electric ones automate many of the steps and, for that, many find them easier to use.

• Slow cookers: These can be used to make meals that are assembled into the cooker, then cooked slowly over a period. (I will usually make a slow cooker dish early in the week so I can prep for it on a Sunday and then make it Monday or Tuesday. I add in extra food to get a second dinner out of it later in the week.)

• Electric vegetable chopper: Chopping foods to prep them for dishes, to cook in the pressure cooker or in a slow cooker, takes a considerable amount of time. The electric vegetable chopper is much smaller and less complex than a food processor and chops foods much faster than doing it by hand.

If you don’t want an electrical vegetable chopper, you can use veggie dicers, which work manually, as another option.

Another way to save time is to use a meal-planning calendar.

That will help you to know what you need to prep in advance and you can do prep work in batches.

When planning meals, always start with taking inventory of what’s currently in your fridge and pantry. Also, check the weekly grocery ads to help in planning.

You can get the kids involved, too, so they have a say in the meals. They also can remind you of events, such as a baseball game, that can help you in your planning.

⅓ cup honey 1 teaspoon onion powder 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon onion powder ½ cup low-sodium soy sauce ½ cup no-salt ketchup ½ teaspoon oregano, dried 2 Tablespoons parsley, chopped 2 Tablespoons sesame seed oil (or vegetable oil) 4–6 chicken thighs, bone-in and skinless Salt and pepper to taste ½ Tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted (for garnish) Green onions (optional, for garnish)

Directions Wash your hands with soap and water.

In a small mixing bowl, combine the honey, onion powder, minced garlic, soy sauce, ketchup, oregano, and parsley. Mix until well-combined and set aside.

Heat your pressure cooker in sauté mode. Add the sesame oil to the pot.

Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper, and arrange so they are close but not touching in the cooker.

Wash your hands.

Cook the chicken thighs for 2 minutes to 3 minutes per side.

Add the prepared honey garlic sauce to the pot; cover and lock the lid.

Cook in poultry mode for 20 minutes.

Turn off the pot and allow it to release the pressure about 5 minutes.

Transfer the chicken thighs to a serving plate and spoon the sauce over the chicken. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and green onions.

Recipe courtesy of the Mississippi State University Extension Service

A weekly template for meal planning can be found online from Iowa State University Extension: https://spendsmart.extension.iastate.edu/plan/menu-planning/.

Shari Bresin is the Family & Consumer Science Agent for the University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Cooperative Extension Pasco County.

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TA AKE HOME TODA AY, OR DELIVERED D TOMORROW! Pasco County Schools Superintendent Kurt Browning has been awarded the top honor among Florida superintendents in the arena of career and technical education.

The award — long delayed because COVID-19 and shipping complications — was delivered to Browning during the Pasco County School Board’s Aug. 17 meeting.

Rob Aguis, director of Fred K. Marchman Technical College, bestowed the award to Browning, on behalf of Marsan Carr, executive director of the Florida Association for Career and Technical Education, known as FACTE. Aguis told board members that Browning originally was set to receive the award during FACTE’s summer 2020 conference. But that was delayed because of COVID-19.

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By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com

The Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization plans to embark on three studies aimed at improving opportunities for the county to attract state and federal funding.

One will focus on Pasco County’s Freight Transportation Plan, a second will zero in on d the Zephyrhills Multiuse Path and the third will focus on the U.S. 19 corridor in West Pasco.

Carl Mikyska, executive director of Pasco MPO, described the importance of the freight study this way:“We are a county that has a number of great opportunities. I want to use that freight plan to not only improve freight access and mobility, while preserving the quality of life for our residents, I want to use it as an economic attractor tool — to grow, to develop in a manner that’s careful, but increases our tax base.”

Pasco County Commissioner Jack Mariano also seized on the potential:“That

spur up in Lacoochee should be a part of that study.”

Pasco County Commission Chairman Ron Oakley also reiterated comments he’d made previously about the potential for the Lacoochee area.

Mikyska also talked about the need — when conducting corridor studies — to consider a variety of perspectives.

When looking at the U.S. 19 corridor, for instance, the examination must go beyond traffic and congestion, he said.

Corridor studies define the conditions of the route, what options may be available to address safety, congestion, or other mobility needs and what limitations may be present, according to the MPO board’s Aug. 12 backup materials. Examples of limitations might include environmental conditions that should be avoided and/or the need to purchase right-of-way.

Planning studies are used to determine which transportation alternatives may be advanced and which alternatives may be

eliminated from further consideration.

Planning-level studies of corridors also help to more carefully define anticipated improvement project costs, the backup materials say.

Besides approving the proposed corridor studies, the transportation planning board also agreed with Mikyska’s suggestion to join MetroPlan Orlando in its efforts to extend its Transportation System Management & Operations (TSM&O) system.

MetroPlan, which is the MPO organization for Orlando, has been working on its system for years and seeks to extend it from Daytona Beach, on the Atlantic Coast over to the Tampa metro region on the Gulf Coast.

The TSM&O approach involves using technology to improve the performance of the transportation system rather than through more expensive options, such as roadway widening, according to agenda backup materials.

Examples of TSM&O include dynamic message signs on the interstate warning of traffic congestion ahead, traveling in a corri-

dor at the speed limit with consistent green signals, and cable infrastructure to assist with broadband connectivity, the agenda materials say.

The idea is to use those strategies, in a coordinated fashion, to keep traffic flowing.

The Pasco MPO board approved Mikyska’s request to participate, with the only expected cost to be the expenditure of staff time.

On another item, the MPO board approved a scope of work for a study at the intersection of State Road 52 and Adair Road.

The Pasco MPO, in cooperation with the City of Dade City and the Florida Department of Transportation has identified the need to evaluate implementation of traffic control measures at the intersection, where additional traffic is expected because of increased residential development nearby.

Federal Transportation Planning Grant Funds will be used to pay for the $29,345.01 study.

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Lake Myrtle Elementary students and staff aim to focus on kindness, as the 20202021 school year begins.

Lake Myrtle is one of 82 schools nationwide awarded funding by the Choose Kindness Foundation, a philanthropic organization founded earlier this year, according to a news release.

Together, Lake Myrtle and the foundation will begin an active partnership to teach and celebrate kindness, with the intention of creating a welcoming, inclusive and caring school environment.

The $6,500 grant honors the commitment to kindness the school has made over the years, and was based on Lake Myrtle’s demonstration of a systematic, evidencebased approach to developing pro-social behaviors for at least three years.

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The Pasco-Hernando State College Foundation received a $480,000 donation from Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative Inc. (WREC), for baseball field lighting at the college’s West Campus in

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A smiling Cpl. Brandy Bors opens the gate for students at the new Starkey Ranch K-8 School.

Sheriff’s office dives in on first day of school The Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO) helped to welcome students back to school.

School crossing guards, traffic control officers and school resource officers (SROs) greeted students and offered words of encouragement.

PSO deputies and detectives increased patrols in school New Port Richey, according to a news release.

Through the donation, state-of-the-art lighting will be installed at the field, enabling games to take place in the evening.

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Pasco-Hernando State College (PHSC) has named Marcia Austin, Ed.D., as senior vice president of technology and distance education, chief information officer; and Reginald Wilson as provost of the North Campus in Brooksville.

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that parents — not local school boards — have the authority to determine whether a student wears a mask in school.

Hillsborough school board members took emergency action to impose a temporary mandatory mask order, with a medical opt-out provision.

In doing so, they joined a number of school districts that defied that order and faced potential financial sanctions.

Cooper enjoined the state from imposing those penalties.

Shortly after Cooper’s ruling, Pasco County Schools issued this statement:“We are aware that Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper has determined that Governor DeSantis’ order banning mask mandates is unconstitutional. At this time the ruling has no impact on Pasco County Schools’ mask-optional policy.

“The Governor’s order remains in effect until the final order is submitted. At that time, the Governor is expected to appeal the decision.

“To summarize:Today’s ruling has no immediate impact on Pasco County Schools.

Masks remain optional for students and staff.”

So far this school year, Pasco County Schools has had a combined total of 2,481 student and staff cases, as of the evening of Aug. 27.

As of the same date, that figure stood at a combined total of 5,500 for students and staff in Hillsborough County Schools.

In other pandemic news, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted full approval on Aug. 23 of the Pfizer vaccine for those age 16 and older. The vaccine has emergency use authorization for those age 12 and older.

Experts have said the FDA’s approval could encourage people with vaccine hesitancy to go ahead and get vaccinated.

The pronouncement also could prompt more employers to require employees to get vaccinated.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor has announced that city employees have until Sept. 30 to become vaccinated.Those who do not will need to wear an N95 mask and show weekly results from a COVID test.

Pasco County has decided to use a different approach. It is offering $500 in premium pay to every employee who becomes fully vaccinated by Nov. 1.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention continues to recommend that everyone age 12 and older get vaccinated to lessen the chance of becoming infected.

While people may become infected, medical experts and scientists have said they are at much lesser risk of hospitalization or death.

Meanwhile, the COVID-19 transmission rate remains high in Florida. Experts attribute that to the infectious delta variant of the disease, which they say is highly contagious.

Pasco County 2,350 student cases; 491 staff cases

Hillsborough County 4,563 student cases; 947 staff cases

*As of the evening of Aug. 27

In the week between Aug. 20 to Aug. 26, Florida recorded 151,749 new COVID-19 cases, with a positivity rate of 16.8%, according to the Florida Department of Health’s website.

Pasco County had 4,433 new cases, with a positivity rate of 21.2%.

Hillsborough County had 11,800 new cases, with a positivity rate of 18.9%.

AdventHealth West Florida Division continues to see an increase in COVID-19 cases at its facilities across West Florida and continues to experience a peak of COVID-19 patients, according to an Aug. 27 news release. To date, more than 600 COVID-positive patients are currently hospitalized in the West Florida Division’s 10 hospitals.

AdventHealth Carrollwood, AdventHealth Dade City, AdventHealth North Pinellas, AdventHealth Sebring, AdventHealth Zephyrhills have paused all non-time sensitive and non-emergent procedures.

The hospital chain also has limited visitors at numerous locations, including these in and near The Laker/Lutz coverage area: Dade City, Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Tampa and Carrollwood. Specifics are available by visiting each hospital’s website.

In other COVID-19 related news, Hillsborough County has issued a news release to inform its water customers that they may notice a temporary change in the taste and odor of their drinking water.

Tampa Bay Water temporarily changed its water treatment process beginning Aug. 26 at its Lithia Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Facility, due to a lack of liquid oxygen deliveries to the facility.

Water provided to Hillsborough County Public Utilities customers will continue to meet all local, state, and federal regulations for drinking water, the news release said.

While consumers may notice a change in taste and odor, the treatment change will not alter the quality of the drinking water, according to the news release.

There is a delivery driver shortage caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and the need for available supplies to be diverted to local hospitals, the release explained.

“In addition,Tampa Bay Water is adjusting the regional blend of water sources to accommodate the change in available deliveries of liquid oxygen in the taste and odor,” the release said.

of a vertically mixed-use integrated building.

Commissioners also approved a variance to reduce the number of required parking spaces in the development. And, they granted a deviation from the county’s standard platting procedure, for this specific project.

Brad Tippin, the county’s manager for development review, explained what the county is trying to accomplish with the platting deviation.

“One of the things that we’re doing — the development services branch and public infrastructure branch — are working together to try to reduce the overall timelines to market for some of these types of projects. So, one of the things that we’ve included in here is a deviation from our standard platting process,”Tippin said.

“We only are doing this in this particular project and we can only do it upon your approval of this particular set of conditions that would actually allow us to do that.

We’re going to give it a trial run, see how it works,”Tippin said.

He added:“Some other jurisdictions are doing something similar.”

The county hopes this approach will help shorten its timelines,Tippin said.

Wilhite, representing the applicants, told

RESCUE, from page 1A to the design to address the issue of infectious diseases, not just COVID-19, but infectious diseases, as a whole, Biles said.

This expense is in addition to the money that has been set aside from the general obligation bond, which was approved by county voters.

• A super park at the Villages of Pasadena Hills. This is the highest priority on the county’s parks master plan, now that Starkey Ranch District Park is effectively done, Biles said.This will provide a significant source of money for the project.

• A park project in Magnolia Valley.

• Funding for dredging work.

The county also identified $5.5 million in expenditures for: • COVID-19 mitigation/prevention • Treatment and medical services And, under the category for public safety and county operations, it includes an estimated $4 million in spending for: • Premium pay for county workers • County facility maintenance/upgrades • Cyber security upgrades • Technology improvements Biles said the list totaling $98 million has

commissioners:“I think we’ll come up with something that will bring this project to market quicker.”

In other action, the county board: • Approved a request by Pulte Homes to rezone the southwest corner of Lake Patience Road and Perdew Drive to allow 240 single-family detached homes on approximately 80 acres.

Attorney Clark Hobby, representing the applicants, noted the density “is roughly one-half of the density that would otherwise be permitted on the site.”

He added:“Every property that’s adjacent to the site, running for approximately six miles, have MPUDs or large-scale developments to the west.”

In other action, the board: • Established the Connerton East Community Development District, east of Land O’ Lakes Boulevard, West of Ehren Cutoff, and South of State Road 52.The district covers 1,274.6 acres.

• Approved a text amendment to the county’s comprehensive plan to allow a broader array of uses to be considered on the Paw Materials property, on the north side of State Road 52, about one-quarter mile west of Land O’ Lakes Boulevard.The policy previously contained the word “support” when referring to commercial and retail entitlements. Removing the word “support” expands the list of potential uses.

some built-in room for price changes due to market conditions.

At the suggestion of Commissioner Kathryn Starkey, and the consensus of other board members, the county added another category to its list. The money will be earmarked to support economic development efforts in the U.S. 19 corridor.

Biles told commissioners that the county spent a lot of time in webinars, on telephone calls and researching how jurisdictions around the nation and state were using the American Rescue Plan Act funds.

“Ultimately, we focused, really, on the revenue recovery piece,” he said.

Based on the model that the county used, it will be getting less revenue than it lost. However, Biles added,“ultimately, there are fewer reporting requirements based on that.”

Treasury wants to know what the county plans to spend the money on, but reporting requirements are different.

The money will be disbursed in two payments, one in fiscal year 2021 and the other in fiscal year 2022. It must be spent, with a few exceptions, by Dec. 31, 2022, Biles said.

He also noted that changes can, and most likely will, be made to the plan as time goes on.

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Fall season offers exciting local sports action

By Kevin Weiss kweiss@lakerlutznews.com

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he fall sports season is here, and there’s plenty of action on tap across The Laker/Lutz News coverage area.

Here’s a closer look at some notable storylines, events and other local happenings these next few months.

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Former Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Stuart Campbell is leading the PascoHernando State College’s upstart women’s soccer program.

PHSC women’s soccer kicks off inaugural season Pasco-Hernando State College launched a women’s soccer program earlier this summer, and will kick off its inaugural season in September.

The program is led by former Tampa Bay Rowdies head coach Stuart Campbell, a familiar face and widely known figure in the soccer ranks. The English-born Campbell played professional soccer from 1996 to 2013, before serving as the assistant coach for the Rowdies from 2014 to 2015 and head coach from 2015 to 2018.

Women’s soccer marks PHSC’s first new sport since 2005 — when it brought on women’s cross-country, under head coach Jackie Wachtel.

PHSC joins four other NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) women’s soccer programs in the state — Polk State, Daytona State, Eastern Florida State, and Asa College.

The upstart program had open tryouts in late June at the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus of Pasco County, in Wesley Chapel.

As for the style of play, players and fans can expect lots of action and high-scoring affairs, under Campbell’s tutelage.

AdventHealth Center Ice to host 2021 NHL Prospect Showcase Local hockey fans will get a taste of the National Hockey League’s (NHL) next generation of top-end talent later this month — in Pasco County no less.

AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel is the site of the 2021 NHL Prospect Showcase, to be held Sept. 18 through Sept.

21.

Hosted by the back-to-back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, the event will welcome prospect teams from the Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators and Florida Panthers.

All four teams will play each other once over the four-day showcase.

Any skater or goaltender in each of the four organizations on an entry-level contract (or less), provided they are 24 years old or younger and have less than 20 games of NHL experience, are eligible to participate in the showcase.

Teams will dress 18 skaters and two goaltenders for each contest. Games are regulation length with three 20-minute periods. A five-minute, three-on-three overtime period will determine a winner if games are tied after regulation. Games will conclude with a five-player-per-team shootout regardless of the final score.

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Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Gabriel Fortier is expected to highlight the 2021 NHL Prospect Showcase at AdventHealth Center Ice in Wesley Chapel.

The Lightning roster will include a number of the organization’s top prospects, including 2018 second-round draft pick Gabriel Fortier, who recorded six goals and 10 points in 30 games last season for the Syracuse Crunch, the Lightning’s American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate.

Also participating for the Bolts is a pair of 2020 second-round draft selections in forwards Jack Finley and Gage Goncalves, who each made their professional hockey debut

with Syracuse last season.

Meanwhile, three of Tampa Bay’s selections from the 2021 NHL Draft in July will be in attendance as well — defenseman Roman Schmidt (third round, No. 96 overall), forward Cameron MacDonald (fifth round, No. 160 overall) and forward Niko Huuhtanen (seventh round, No. 224 overall).

The contests will be open to the public.

They’ll also be streamed live on TampaBayLightning.com.

Which area prep football program will reign supreme?

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The Gaither Cowboys are poised to be one of the Tampa Bay area’s top football teams this year.

Fall is synonymous with football — particularly the Friday night lights variety in many communities and small towns.There’s about 15 high schools in The Laker/Lutz News coverage area in Hillsborough and

Pasco counties. Several of those football programs are expected to have successful, winning campaigns in 2021.

Deciding which program is best is difficult, considering varying school sizes and

classifications. However, it might be wise to pay close attention to the Gaither Cowboys (7A),Wiregrass Ranch Bulls (7A), Zephyrhills Bulldogs (5A) and Zephyrhills Christian Warriors (2A).

By year’s end, one or more of these programs could be showing gaudy records and an appearance in the state series for its respective classification.

Of course, winning an FHSAA (Florida High School Athletic Association) 11-man football title is extremely elusive. The last local program to do so was the Pasco Pirates some three decades ago — back in 1992 when they downed Tampa Jesuit 2816 in the 3A state championship at the University of Florida’s Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.

If you can catch just one regular season game in person this season, check out the 64th edition of the 9-Mile War between rivals Pasco and Zephyrhills. This year’s contest is set for Nov. 5, at Bulldog Stadium at Zephyrhills High Schools. Pasco leads the all-time series, 41-22.

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The Sunlake High boys cross country team finished state runner-up at last year’s Class 3A meet.

Sunlake High cross-country keeps pushing the pace The Sunlake High crosscountry program looks to remain top dog among area schools.

The Seahawks boys squad finished second in the 3A state meet last season — representing the all-time best mark ever achieved by any Pasco County prep cross-country program.

The school’s girls squad performed well, too, posting a 10th-place finish at the state 2020 meet.

And, a majority of Sunlake’s top distance runners are expected to return.

Last season, there was only one senior among the boys team’s top seven runners and

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two seniors among the girls team’s top seven.

The Seahawks haven’t been complacent in the offseason, either. Athletes participated in a running camp at University of North Carolina-Asheville — which featured lots of challenging hills work.

Speaking of high school cross-country, pay attention to Land O’ Lakes resident Elli Black — a home-schooled student who runs for Tampa Cambridge Christian School. Black is coming off a second-place finish in the 1A girls state meet, posting 18:28.5, as a seventh-grader.

She’s shaved several seconds off that mark since then.

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The Bishop McLaughlin Hurricanes varsity volleyball program has had an incredible three-year run. All that eludes them is a state title.

Bishop McLaughlin volleyball expects to remain elite The Bishop McLaughlin Catholic High School varsity girls volleyball program has enjoyed one of the more dominant runs across any area sports program over the last three years — going 24-3 in 2020, 25-4 in 2019, and 30-1 in 2018, respectively.

The Hurricanes should again remain very competitive in the FHSAA’s Class 3A ranks, under long-

time coach Doug Chinchar.

Despite the graduation of Florida Dairy Famers 3A state volleyball player of the year Audrey Koenig —now a freshman at Florida State University — the team returns several other AllState performers and Division I prospects.This includes junior outside hitter Maddie Snider (Florida State University verbal commit) and

junior outside hitter Ali Waldon (Mercer University), among others.

What eludes the Hurricanes is a state crown. The program reached the state semifinals in 2020, the regional semifinals in 2019 and was state runner-up in 2018.

Will this be the year the Hurricanes are the last team standing in its class?

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Keeping a tradition alive, even during a pandemic

By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com

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chools across The Laker/Lutz News coverage area have rung in another school year — with children breaking in their new shoes, sporting new haircuts and hauling nearly empty backpacks to classes on their first day of school.

Oh, of course, there were those traditional First Day of School Photos, too.

Here are some that families within our newspaper’s coverage area shared with us, so we could, in turn, share them with you.

There are a couple of photos, as well, of children from outside our coverage area: Publisher Diane Kortus shared the photo of her grandchildren, who live in Wisconsin, contributor Doug Sanders shared a photo of his granddaughter, and Matthew Mistretta, art director, shared a photo of his daughter, Luna.

Twenty-onemonth Cecilia Mathes, along with her 4-yearold brother Zachary and her 6-year-old brother Connor, on Connor’s first day of kindergarten. (They’re the children of Andy and Erin Mathes, of Appleton, Wisconsin, and the grandchildren of Diane Kortus, publisher of The Laker/Lutz News.)

Four-year-old Derek Fillingham heading to his first day of prekindergarten at KidsRKids, in Wesley Chapel’s Meadow Pointe community.

Christopher ‘CJ’ Muniz, on his first day of kindergarten at Connerton Elementary.

Brielle Leonard and Brandon Leonard attend Countryside Montessori. Brielle is in fifth grade and Brandon is in third.

Nine-year-old Daphne Fread, on her first day of fourth-grade at Pine View Elementary.

Second-grader Margaret Lewandowski, on her first day at Chiles Elementary.

Kindergartener Liliana Stephenson on her first day of school at Sanders Memorial Elementary.

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The top 10 leaders ranked, according to a news release, starting with No. 1 are: Hollywood, Florida; Fort Lauderdale; Orlando; Pasadena, California; Alexandria, Virginia; Torrance, California; Orange, California; Tempe, Arizona; Fullerton, California; and Savannah, Georgia.

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MEDICARE COUNSELING The SHINE (Serving Health Insurance Needs of Elders) Program will begin offering Medicare presentations/counseling at the Starkey Ranch Theatre Library Cultural Center, 12118 Lake Blanche Drive in Odessa, on the second Saturday of each month at 10 a.m.

The next session is Sept. 11, and is open to Medicare beneficiaries, their caregivers and family members who have questions and concerns about Medicare and related health insurance topics.

SHINE volunteers can answer questions about Medicare, Medicaid, prescription assistance, long-term care planning, and more.

The new Odessa partner site will allow the program to reach more community members who may be unaware of SHINE and its benefits.

For information, call 800-963-5337, or visit FloridaShine.org.

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The American Cancer Society will host its 14th annual “Crack-Up Cancer Comedy Benefit” on Sept. 11, to help raise money to assist cancer patients in need across the state, to benefit the Florida Cancer Specialists Foundation.

Net proceeds will help support adult patients undergoing cancer treatment with essential living expenses, such as rent or mortgage, utilities and car payments.

Since its inception, Crack-Up Cancer has raised $300,000 for local cancer patients and their families.

This year’s featured comedians are: Johnny B, Catherine Maloney, Derek Richards, Steve Simeone and Steve Byrne.

Crack-Up Cancer will take place at Ferguson Hall, at the Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. Macinnes Place in Tampa.

The program is considered R-rated, with a suggested age of 16 and older, or at the discretion of parental supervision in attendance.

Tickets start at $25 and can be purchased at CrackUpCancer.com, or directly through the Straz Center website at StrazCenter.org.

Meals on Wheels of Pasco will host The Caregiver Connection, a peer support group, on Sept. 14 at 1:30 p.m., at the Genesis Community Center, 38112 15th Ave., in Zephyrhills.

The group is comprised of area caregivers who are caring for family members or loved ones living with chronic diseases or physical, mental or intellectual impairments.

Meetings are monthly and help to develop connections, discover resources and discuss solutions to common caregiver issues.

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Dr. Kannen is fellowship trained in primary care sports medicine, and cares for all musculoskeletal conditions in pediatric and adult populations.

As a primary care sports medicine and orthopedic physician, he does not perform surgical procedures. His interests are in overuse injuries of the upper and lower extremities, extreme sports injuries, diagnostic ultrasound, and regenerative medicine treatments.

Dr. Smith received his fellowship in adult reconstruction, and performs hip and knee replacements. He also takes care of failed or infected joint replacements.

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The annual Paulie Palooza Music Festival, Gulfside Hospice’s signature fundraiser, is looking for vendors for the scheduled Oct. 16 event.

“We are happy to be moving back to our signature event schedule, and looking forward to seeing everyone in person this October on Main Street Zephyrhills,” said Leesa Fryer, fundraising and event planning specialist for Gulfside Hospice, in a news release.

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The Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) and the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) will work together to provide first responders with behavioral health and suicide awareness, as part of NAMI’s wellness initiative.

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Pasco County appoints new director of solid waste The Laker/Lutz News Staff Report Justin G. Roessler has been appointed director of Pasco County’s solid waste department.

Mike Carballa, assistant county administrator for public infrastructure, recommended Roessler for the role, which was confirmed by the Pasco County Commission at its Aug. 24 board meeting.

Roessler had been serving as interim solid waste director since Dec. 31, when John Power, the department’s previous director, retired.

Carballa told the county board that his branch, with the assistance of the county’s human resources department, conducted a wide search to fill the post.

Roessler, who had been assistant solid waste director prior to his promotion, rose to the top of the selection process which in-

volved interviews at all levels of the branch, Carballa said.

“From field staff to senior leadership, Mr. Roessler, was the clear choice,” Carballa said.

“He has my utmost confidence and I recommend to confirm him as our newest solid waste director to lead that department into the future.”

Roessler joined Pasco in January 2018 as the department’s assistant director.

He is a registered professional engineer in Florida and holds a master’s and doctor’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Florida.

He expressed appreciation for his selection.

“It’s great to have the support of management and their guidance and leadership,” said Roessler, who initially joined the county’s staff in January 2018 as the department’s assistant director.

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The featured charity for the Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office in September will be One Community Now’s annual Hunger Walk.

“I applaud One Community Now and the organizers of the Hunger Walk for their commitment to fighting hunger and food insecurity for students in our county,” said Tax Collector Mike Fasano, in a news release.

“Since its inception, we’ve been blessed to field a large team of staff and friends of our office to be a part of ‘Team Tax Collector’ to raise funds for this important charity.We encourage members of the community, who are already so generous in their giving to our charitable programs, to consider donating to this important program as well,” Fasano said.

The Hunger Walk is scheduled for Oct. 2 at 10 a.m., at Sims Park in New Port Richey, and directly funds The Pack-a-Sack 4 Kids Program — the keystone of the food relief efforts of the One Community Now organization.

Children who live in danger of not having food on their dining room table are

given a backpack full of healthy meals each Friday, to ensure that they have food to eat over the weekend.

The students return the empty backpack to their school on Monday, at which time it is then refilled for the following weekend.

It is estimated the Pack-a-Sack 4 Kids Program feeds more than 1,600 children each weekend. Since the advent of Covid, the number of kids in need has grown to the point where one out of four Pasco children does not have enough to eat, according to the release.

A majority of those students also qualify for the federal free and reduced lunch program.

To donate to the Hunger Walk or to join Team Tax Collector, visit OneCommunityNowHungerWalk.org/taxcollector.

For more information about the charitable giving programs at the Pasco County Tax Collector’s Office, call Greg Giordano at 727-847-8179, or visit PascoTaxes.com.

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The Pasco County Commission has determined what the makeup will be for the county’s opioid task force.

The appointed board will serve to advise commissioners, regarding expenditures of funds the county will receive from a settlement involving national prescription opiate litigation.

Forming the advisory body is a necessary component for the county to qualify for a portion of the settlement proceeds.

The group will develop an abatement plan that identifies strategies currently being utilized to respond to the opioid epidemic, and will present the plan to the county board by Dec. 1.

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• A representative from Pasco Alliance for Substance Addition Prevention (Pasco ASAP), or its designee • A person with subject matter expertise in public health or addiction, who is retired, who is nominated to the task force by the county administrator and appointed by the county board The biggest point of contention was whether or not a member of the county board should serve on the task force.

Commissioner Christina Fitzpatrick advocated for having a commissioner on the task force and that she would like to serve in that capacity.

Commissioner Mike Moore was adamantly opposed, saying the task force should be made up of professionals in the field.

“I don’t think any commissioner should be on it.We need to leave it to the doctors, the nurses, the licensed mental health counselors, the psychiatrists, the psychologists, somebody from the sheriff’s office because they have somebody that’s dedicated to this issue, probably somebody from fire rescue, as well, that treats this on a regular basis, that deals with this on a regular basis. Let them bring this back to us, then we’ll make the decisions from there,” Moore said.

But Fitzpatrick said:“I would like to be on that board. I have been involved with ASAP and substance-exposed newborns since 2012.”

Moore, however, prevailed when he made a successful motion to ensure no board members were named to a seat on the advisory board.

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The total estimated cost of the project is $645,198.00.

The intersection improvements are programmed and funded for construction in Pasco County’s fiscal year 2021 capital improvements program, according to materials in the Pasco County Commission’s Aug. 24 agenda materials.

“Since these improvements also benefited Hernando County, they shared the cost of preparing the design plans, which were completed by Coastal Design Consultants Inc., and will be sharing in the cost of construction of the project,” the agenda materials say.

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