Trinity Florida

Freeze Warning 12Feb2012

Hometown Trinity Staff — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:41:57 +0000

The weather service has issued a freeze and hard freeze warning for the area tonight (12 Feb 2012). It looks like the hard freeze will stay more North Pasco County, but take precautions with your pets and plants.

Warming trend picks back up starting Tuesday.

Florida Homestead Exemption

Hometown Trinity Staff — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:07:49 +0000

If you’re new to Florida (as I was), you may not know about the “Homestead Exemption”. The Homestead Exemption allows for a reduction of the assessed value of your residential property providing you meet the criteria. The initial reduction amount is $25,000 dollars. If your assessed property value is more than $50,000, you’ll get an additional $25,000 dollar reduction (for a total of $50,000).

The one tricky part is that when you buy your home, you’re not automatically enrolled to receive this benefit. If you don’t apply, you don’t get it. Some people, like myself, learned that the hard way. The good news is that once you apply, you don’t have to reapply each year. The exemption will stay until there is a title change.

All applications for the Homestead Exemption must be received by close of business on March 1st of the year you are seeking the exemption. If you apply in Jan or Feb, that application will be for the current year.

To qualify: If married, the following is required for you and your spouse:

Recorded deed or tax bill for the real property to be homesteaded, which reflects the applicant as the owner on or before January 1st of the year for which an application is being filed.
Florida driver’s license.
Florida vehicle registration.
Social security number for the applicant and his/her spouse.
Pasco County Voter Registration card.
If not a U.S. citizen, a permanent visa and a declaration of domicile. A declaration of domicile may be obtained through the Clerk of the Circuit Court.
Mobile home registration or title, if your mobile home needs to be declared as real property.

It’s a hassle, but it’s well worth the trouble.

Republican Primary Voting

Hometown Trinity Staff — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:51:02 +0000

The Republican Presidential primary is tomorrow, January 31, 2012. Florida is a closed primary state, so this is a partisan election for registered Republicans only.

For those of you in the Trinity Florida area, the polling precinct is:
Precinct 131
Heritage Springs Clubhouse
11345 Robert Trent Jones Parkway
Trinity, FL 34655

Remember to bring a photo and signature ID (just bring your driver’s license).

Our Trinity Florida Site Banner Photo

Editor — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 00:49:43 +0000

Today we updated the site with a new banner photo taken on Nov 26, 2011 by the talented photographer, Tom Launder. He took this shot over at the Fox Hollow Golf Club here in Trinity, Florida. If you have any … Continue reading →

Trinity Area Park?

Editor — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:58:23 +0000

Those of us in the Trinity Florida area know that there continues to be a long battle to find a site for a new park. The latest chapter in this misadventure played out in October 2011 where the most recently proposed site at Starkey Ranch was taken off the list.

So where are we now? Nobody really knows. After years of proposals and generous funding offers from private companies, the inability of local government to reach a solution is appalling.

End of the day, the biggest losers are the citizens in Trinity.