We will no longer be providing updated information on this site, choosing instead to provide all updates and information on our primary web site.

Please visit the We Are 5533 Strong, Inc website by clicking on the link below.

www.WeAre5533Strong.com

The We Are 5533 Strong Group will be sponsoring a community meeting to inform everyone of the latest development of the proposed apartment development.

Date:  Thursday, August 30, 2012
Time:  6:00 p.m.
Location: St. Thomas Aquinas Church – 8320 Old County Road 54 in New Port Richey

Please let your friends and neighbors know. We look forward to seeing everyone there.

Scherer Development has submitted new plans for the proposed apartment complex development on Amazon Drive to Pasco County. The plans, as well as the cover letter from their engineering firm, have been posted on the WeAre5533Strong.com website.

A direct link to the documents is below:

http://www.weare5533strong.com/?page_id=8

Please be sure to review the documents and let your neighbors know of the new development!

(Administrator Note: It appears that MyFoxTampaBay.com has pulled the story offline!)

Here is another news story compliments of the folks at Patch.com

http://newportrichey.patch.com/articles/community-resists-amazon-drive-apartment-plan

Fox13 sent out a reporter today to cover the story of the new apartment complex that Scherer Development is attempting to build in our community. Below is the video from the news story.

Residents fight proposed apartment complex: MyFoxTAMPABAY.com

Please don’t forget to contact your Pasco County Commissioners!

This evenings meeting with developer Chris Scherer and his attorney was quite an eye opener for everyone involved. Thank you to the hundreds of people who showed up to have your voice heard.

Chris Scherer has heard the communities voice loud and clear. Will that result in anything? Likely not. This is why it’s imperative that you reach out to Pasco County Commissioner Henry Wilson and let him know of your concerns.

Commissioner Henry Wilson’s E-mail is hwilson@pascocountyfl.net

The Pasco County Commissioners general e-mail box is commissioners@pascocountyfl.net

You can also reach out to Pamela Shaw, the Development Review Technician who has been assigned to this project. Her e-mail address is pshaw@pascocountyfl.net

Thank you all for your support!

Residents in the area have been notified about a public hearing in regards to the building of an apartment complex on Amazon Drive. Scherer Development as well as Pasco County officials will be attending this meeting to hear the voices and concerns of area residents.

Where: Trinity Presbyterian Church – 4651 Little Road, New Port Richey, Florida 34655
When: March 29, 2012 at 6:30 p.m.

If you have questions prior to this meeting, please send them to

Pamela S. Shaw
Development Review Technican II
Pasco County Zoning/Site Development Department
8731 Citizens Dr.
Suite 210
New Port Richey, Fl 34654

You can also e-mail Pamela Shaw at pshaw@pascocountyfl.net

If you want your voice to be heard, you need to show up to this meeting!

Scherer Development has provided updated plans for the apartment complex development. That updated information is posted on the Documentation section of this website.

Also, we’ve found out from Pasco County that Scherer Development is NOT REQUIRED to open up Amazon Drive through to Anaconda Drive as part of this project.

Please be sure to join the discussion forum for the latest information and be sure to share your input.

Below you will find a link to an online petition that a resident setup. Feel free to participate below.

For those of you not in the know, Scherer Development is wanting to build a 285 unit apartment complex on Amazon Drive and open Amazon Drive through to Anaconda Drive in Southern Oaks. This site will be used to keep the community informed on the latest news on this development and allow us to share information that we’ve received.

Please feel free to take a look around and if you’d like, click on the Discussion Forum link at the top of the page and share your opinion.