New Port Richey Not the Place to Live
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12/29/2006
I have lived in New Port Richey all my life. (42 years) It used to be beautiful; citrus trees, palm trees, beaches and wonderful gulf breezes. People were friendly and children were safe to play outside. Thanks to development, trees are a thing of the past and you can only get to the beaches in a couple designated areas. Same with the lakes; they've all been built around. Traffic is awful because no planning was put into the road systems. You don't let your kids out of your site because most neighborhoods have registered child offenders living in them. Property insurance is unbelievable. Four years ago I paid 560.00 for 175,000 worth of coverage on my house. Last year it was 3800.00 and has been approved for a 50% increase this year. Insurance rates have gone crazy because of the recent hurricanes. New Port Richey is going to redo their flood zones, too. We've lived in our house for over 20 years and it's never had water standing, but we've been told with the new zones we'll be considered a flood zone and will have to insure accordingly. School's are abhorrent. I homeschool our child.
Toni | New Port Richey, FL