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Resident voices support for Port Richey waterfront redevelopment
Summary
At a Sept. 1 town hall, a Port Richey resident urged development of a long-vacant waterfront parcel; city leaders and residents discussed the site's history, citing roughly 8.5 acres and past use as a 75-lot trailer park.
A Port Richey resident urged the city to move forward with redevelopment of a long-vacant waterfront parcel, saying at the Sept. 1 town hall that 'what's going on down there at the waterfront? That's been vacant for so long. It's about time.'
The moderator responded that the waterfront site is about 8.5 acres and was previously developed, calling the project a redevelopment rather than a conversion of an animal habitat: 'Really, what's that 8.5 acres is was already developed at 1 time. It's just being redeveloped.' Attendees exchanged recollections about the site's past use; one participant said the former trailer park contained about '75 trailer lots.'
Speakers generally framed the discussion around ensuring development benefits residents and complements recent road repairs and public-safety improvements praised earlier in the meeting. No formal project proposal, vote, or staff presentation about a specific developer or plan was recorded in the transcript excerpts provided; the exchange consisted of resident comments and informal responses from city leaders.
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