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Three Tampa Bay transportation planning agencies are launching a federally funded pilot to jointly score major road projects, with a public input website expected this fall that will let Land O' Lakes, Odessa and Lutz residents help shape priorities.
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Megan Harding won her third Pasco County School Board term with 72% of the vote on Aug. 25, while Districts 1 and 3 head to Nov. 3 runoffs with candidates who have direct ties to Land O' Lakes schools.
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Three Tampa Bay transportation planning agencies are launching a federally funded pilot to jointly score major road projects, with a public input website expected this fall that will let Land O' Lakes, Odessa and Lutz residents help shape priorities.
Megan Harding won her third Pasco County School Board term with 72% of the vote on Aug. 25, while Districts 1 and 3 head to Nov. 3 runoffs with candidates who have direct ties to Land O' Lakes schools.
Republican incumbent Lisa Yeager defeated Jonathan Deckard 62-38% in the Pasco County Commission District 4 primary on Tuesday, securing her first full four-year term representing the Land O' Lakes-to-New Port Richey district.
Hillsborough County commissioners approved a Habitat for Humanity request to redistribute affordable housing units across income levels at a 3.18-acre Ehrlich Road site near Lutz, without adding or removing homes from the project.
School board member Stacy Hahn defeated incumbent Donna Cameron Cepeda with 55% of the vote in the Aug. 18 Republican primary for Hillsborough County Commission District 5, which covers Lutz and Odessa, and will face Democrat Dr. Neil Manimala in the Nov. 3 general election.
Kimberly Coward (35.3%) and Dr. Gino Collura (31%) advanced from the Aug. 18 Pasco County School Board District 1 primary to a Nov. 3 runoff for the open seat vacated by Al Hernandez.
Parents at Angeline Academy of Innovation told the Pasco County School Board on Aug. 26 that two-hour dismissal car lines are costing families $2.4 million a year in lost wages; Superintendent Legg said a new strategy has already cut 30 minutes off the wait and promised a transportation reassessment after the 10-day count.
The GFWC Lutz-Land O'Lakes Woman's Club held a Grinch-themed Christmas-in-July fundraiser on July 31 to benefit Redeeming Love Foster Closet, a Lutz nonprofit that provides cribs, formula and clothing to local children in foster care.
A roundup of Land O' Lakes and Lutz events for Aug. 27–Sept. 2, including the Friday Moonlight Market at The Hub at Bexley, bingo at FOP Lodge 29, the LOL Photography Club's Zoom meeting, and a look-ahead to free BayCare health screenings on Sept. 5.
Pasco County and Keep Pasco Beautiful are recruiting volunteers for the annual Sept. 19 countywide cleanup of public lands, roads and waterways, with registration open through Sept. 9.
Pasco County Animal Services in Land O' Lakes will waive all adoption, spay/neuter, vaccination and microchip fees for dogs and cats Aug. 26–30 as part of the national Clear the Shelters campaign.
Matt Geiger and Mollyana Ward will face a Nov. 3 runoff for the Pasco County School Board District 3 seat covering Odessa, while incumbent Megan Harding won a third term in District 5 and District 1 heads to its own runoff.
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
Megan published her first poem in the Sun Sentinel at the age of 11 and has been locked in ever since. She attended UF and FIU and has a degree in Communication Arts. Her professional background includes photography, editing, writing, translation, and graphic design. Megan enjoys learning language, art and vegan foods.
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