Westchase CDD Supervisors dusted off some familiar topics at their June 2 meeting, the second held online since the pandemic’s start, but the most significant news was held until meeting’s end. That’s when Westchase Community Development District (CDD) Chair Jim Mills announced that he would not seek reelection to another four-year term on the board. …
Three seats on the Westchase Community Development District are up for election in November and one incumbent has announced he doesn’t intend to run for reelection. That election will give Westchase residents the opportunity to run for a position as resident supervisor on Westchase’s Community Development District (CDD). Residents of the CDD, which encompasses all …
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The 2020 WOW Sylvester Scholars, young men and women dedicated to both scholarship and community service, aim to make a profound impact on their community and world. They include a dedicated skateboarder, a National Merit Scholar soccer playing midfielder, a black belt pianist and a figure skater who raised funds to travel to Sri Lanka …
On April 15 county commissioners approved contracts to acquire two nearby sites for $11.6 million. The Northwest land was purchased under the Jan K. Platt Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP). According to Forest Turbiville, Director of Conservation and Environmental Lands Management Department, the purchase is one of ELAPP’s greatest accomplishments in the past …
The May 14 WCA Board meeting saw directors appoint Radcliffe’s former Voting Member to the open seat created by a director’s recent resignation and cancel summer camp through June. While the Westchase Community Association (WCA) Board of Directors did not have a formal open forum during their May meeting, which was held through Zoom, they …
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The May 5 meeting of the Westchase Community Development District, held telephonically due to the pandemic, saw supervisors tackle questions about reopening Westchase parks and hear of a setback to their efforts to access a landlocked parcel for a community garden. The meeting also saw supervisors move forward on bidding out Westchase’s landscaping contract, currently …
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With a 9.5-foot gator recently pulled from a Westchase pond after taking a resident’s dog, what precautions should residents take? The rule of thumb in Florida is where there is a body of fresh water there is an alligator. Alligators can be found in all 67 counties throughout the state. In Westchase and the surrounding …
Tired of endless Monopoly games that make the pandemic seem short in comparison? Check out these five less traditional board games to pass time with the family. Carcasassonne Set in medieval times, Carcassonne allows you to lay out and claim map tiles that build a medieval countryside consisting of roads, towns and monasteries. Part luck …
With pandemic social distancing measures, many folks have dusted off their kitchen utensils and returned to making dinner at home. While there are always Internet recipes to try, many crowdsourced recipes ultimately prove disappointing. So where can a new or rusty cook turn to for advice and recipes that will please the family but not …
SATIRICAL NEWS Addressing resident demands that the Westchase Community Development District (CDD) make their closed park playgrounds available again, in mid-May the district released a new virtual Westchase playground experience. The video, shot over two weeks, offers a virtual Westchase playground visit, akin to what large museums are using to enable online tours their collections. …
