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Port Richey proclaims centennial, opens 1975 time capsule and plans reburial
Summary
At its Feb. 7 meeting, the Port Richey City Council proclaimed a 100‑day centennial celebration, recognized the designer of the centennial logo and opened a time capsule buried in 1975. Council members agreed by consensus to document items and re-bury them with new material for the 2025 capsule.
Port Richey Mayor John Eric Hoover proclaimed Feb. 7–May 18, 2025, as the city’s 100‑day centennial celebration and the City Council opened a time capsule placed in 1975 during a Feb. 7 council meeting at City Hall.
The proclamation notes Port Richey was incorporated May 18, 1925, and invites residents to participate in centennial events. “I, John Eric Hoover, mayor of the city of Port Richey, do hereby proclaim the period from February 7 to May 18, 2025 as the hundred day city centennial celebration,” Hoover read during the meeting.
Why it matters: The council used the meeting to both launch official centennial observances and to examine artifacts from the city’s 50th anniversary, giving officials material context for public events and the city’s historical record as organizers prepare a new…
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