| When we first considered moving to Florida, our first | | | | no congestion. The community was quiet but growing. |
| thought was to look for a new home in Pinellas County | | | | New businesses and shops were sprouting up along |
| or Hillsborough County. After all, Pinellas County is | | | | the major roads in the area. Many beautiful subdivisions |
| close to all those great Gulf beaches, not to mention | | | | were in development. We began to explore |
| Clearwater and St. Petersburg. Hillsborough County | | | | neighborhoods and get to know the area. With several |
| had the city of Tampa. There were lots of good | | | | great schools in the Trinity community, we'd have no |
| schools here in the Tampa Bay area, too, which was | | | | problem getting into the neighborhood schools. We |
| important for us since we have two children. Inquiring | | | | decided on a home in the Fox Wood Community, |
| around, we learned that all the neighboring counties | | | | Trinity's largest subdivision. Fox Wood is a gated |
| operate under a school choice program. What this | | | | community with two community parks, walking trails, |
| means is that you must apply for your first, second, | | | | and a covered pavilion. There are other great |
| and third choice schools and wait for an answer to | | | | neighborhoods too, like Thousand Oaks, Trinity Oaks, |
| hear if you have been accepted. Living nearby to the | | | | Trinity West, Fox Hollow, Champions Club, and |
| school of your choice does not necessarily affect your | | | | Heritage Springs for those 55 years of age and over. |
| acceptance. Most families do end up getting their first | | | | We liked what we saw in Trinity real estate. |
| choice school, but there is a small chance that if you | | | | As for the beaches, we are still close to those great |
| miss the registration date or if that school is full, you | | | | Gulf beaches of Pinellas County. Trinity is only about a |
| may be assigned another school. Well, we missed the | | | | 5 minute drive to the border of Pinellas. Pasco County |
| registration dates. As we considered the idea of a | | | | has some beaches of its own, too, like Hudson Beach |
| private school, we happened upon the town of Trinity | | | | and Robert K. Rees Park. We're close to the cities of |
| in Pasco County, Florida. Trinity is a new master | | | | Pinellas and Hillsborough too. In fact, with the Suncoast |
| planned community just beyond the Pinellas County | | | | Parkway just a few minutes away on Rt. 54, we can |
| border. A new community means lots of new schools | | | | shoot down to Tampa in about 20 minutes. The |
| and newer construction for potential homes for our | | | | Tampa International Airport is so convenient too, with |
| family. So we looked further. | | | | an easy exit right off the Suncoast. |
| What we found in Trinity and Trinity real estate was a | | | | Great beaches, schools, restaurants, shops, and |
| wonderful surprise. Cows still graze the pastures here, | | | | metropolitan cities nearby and a great choice in real |
| giving Trinity a peaceful country setting. No traffic here, | | | | estate! That's why we love Trinity, Florida. |