Event Brief
New Port Richey area rebuilt into safer community
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: A decade-long redevelopment of the Town and Country Villas area on Leisure Lane and Van Doren Avenue in New Port Richey replaced drug- and prostitution-plagued housing with new homes. Habitat for Humanity bought properties, demolished dilapidated structures, and worked with Pasco County and the city on water systems, sidewalks, streetlights, and a new park, leaving residents reporting drug activity and homelessness eliminated.
WHO: Habitat for Humanity, Pasco County, City of New Port Richey, residents of Town and Country Villas
WHAT: Redevelopment of Town and Country Villas, including property purchases, demolitions, new home construction, and infrastructure upgrades to improve safety.
WHEN: 2020s
WHERE: Leisure Lane and Van Doren Avenue, New Port Richey, Florida
WHY: Habitat for Humanity and local partners carried out the redevelopment to replace deteriorating, unsafe housing and eliminate drug activity and homelessness in the neighborhood.
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