Pasco in brief

By Times staff reports

© St. Petersburg Times, published April 5, 2001

Veterans' health care to be discussed at forum

NEW PORT RICHEY -- U.S. Rep. Karen Thurman, D-Dunnellon, will host a forum at 10 a.m. Wednesday at American Legion Paradise Post 79, 5329 Legion Place, about new benefits for some military retirees.

The U.S. Defense Department and TRICARE Humana Military Healthcare Services will discuss new TRICARE prescription drug and health benefits for Medicare-eligible military retirees and their families.

For reservations or information, call Thurman's office at (800) 833-4352.

Community considered for switch to sewers

HOLIDAY -- Pasco County plans to examine the cost of extending public sewers to more than 100 residents of the Baillie's Bluff area.

The coastal community in southwest Pasco still uses septic systems, but at the request of one resident, Commissioner Peter Altman has suggested the county install sewers.

To pay for the project, county officials said they could assess each homeowner about $5,000. Altman said the county should pick up the tab, claiming septic systems threaten the Gulf of Mexico with contamination from intestinal bacteria.

Before it would agree to the project, Pasco plans to hold public hearings with Baillie's Bluff residents.

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