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Lawsuit challenges road extension
By Brian Fernandes bfernandes@lakerlutznews.com
The Sierra Club Florida Conservation has filed a lawsuit against the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers for issuing a permit to Pasco County, to allow the construction of an extension of Ridge Road. The legal action aims to halt the project, which is a 9-mile corridor that would add
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an additional transportation link in the county. The extension would give another option to motorists who now travel east-west across the county, using State Road 54 and State Road 52. The new link will reduce traffic on those other corridors, and it provides another evacuation route in the event of an emergency, according to Pasco County officials.
Plans call for the corridor to be lengthened from New Port Richey to the Suncoast Parkway, then further east to U.S. 41. Ridge Road also would extend through the Serenova Tract of the Starkey Wilderness Preserve. Currently, land is being cleared to establish what will be the new roadway, heading See LAWSUIT, page 11A
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Seed library debuts in Land O’ Lakes
Library patrons can now learn how to grow vegetables, fruits, herbs and flowers at home, plus get some free seeds to start their garden. The Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, 2818 Collier Parkway, debuted its Seed Library on Jan. 21. Patrons can select seeds from within the library’s collection and find the growing instructions for them on the outside of the packet. The library’s website has a list of the seeds that are available. The donated seeds are courtesy of True Leaf Market, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Company, Burpee Gardens, BBB Seed Heirloom Vegetable & Wildflower Seeds, and the Friends of the Library. For more information, visit PascoLibraries.org/services/seed-library/. Above, Catherine Seavey, the adult services librarian at the Land O’ Lakes Branch Library, reads through the seed binder located at the library’s new Seed Library. The binder, provided by UF/IFAS Extension, contains detailed information on the various types of seeds offered through this new program. Seavey was one of the people responsible for bringing the program to the library.
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Land O’ Lakes Branch Library’s new Seed Library provides vegetable, fruit, herb and flower seeds for free, to those interested in starting a home garden. At right, a close-up look at the packets inside of the tomato seed drawer, which have simple growing instructions printed on the outside for the grower’s convenience.
Edward Scissorhands’ Saint Leo to screening coming soon get $20 million
By B.C. Manion
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If you’re a local and a fan of the movie, “Edward Scissorhands,” you may already know that much of the movie was filmed in the Carpenters Run neighborhood of Lutz. Of course, Carpenters Run no longer boasts the bright pastel-colored homes or topiaries featured in the film, but Kenny Caperton, of On Set Cinema, plans to bring elements of the movie to life in a special event planned for the evening of April 25. Caperton, who created On Set Cinema, describes himself as a “cinema dork.” He’s been visiting filming locations for about 20 years, and a couple of years ago, he said:“I got this fun, crazy idea:Wouldn’t it be cool to show movies where they were actually filmed?“ He knows that’s not an original idea, but he said,“as far as I know, there’s never been a film series that exclusively does this.” So, over the past two years, he’s arranged a couple of dozen screening events at filming locations for movies. See EDWARD, page 11A
By Kevin Weiss kweiss@lakerlutznews.com
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Kenny Caperton stands in front of his home in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The house is a life-size replica of the house used in the movie, ‘Halloween.’ He’s the guy in the T-shirt and the other guy is a friend of his who dressed up as Michael Myers, the star of ‘Halloween.’
Saint Leo University will soon be home to a sprawling $20 million wellness center —integrating student recreation, fitness, health services, counseling services and campus ministry. A groundbreaking ceremony earlier this month celebrated the forthcoming 59,000square-foot wellness center, to be situated on the west end of the campus by Lake Jovita. Construction tentatively will begin in April, and university officials hope to open the wellness center in fall 2021. The new facility will provide space for group exercise, spinning and yoga classes, and a large community fitness center.There also will be two indoor basketball courts, an See WELLNESS, page 11A