Board of County Commissioners
BOCC meeting archive
The county posts every BOCC meeting to YouTube — 358 meetings on record, 349 with auto-caption transcripts loaded so far. Click any transcribed meeting to read along with the video.
- 5.19.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)2,995 cues2026-05-19·Morning Session
- 5.19.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,518 cues2026-05-19·Afternoon Session
- 5.5.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,077 cues2026-05-05·Morning Session
The board confirmed Joanna Cheshire as Assistant County Administrator of Public Safety and approved an $18 million biosolids management contract with Mel Brothers. Commissioners received an update on the FGUA utility acquisition, now roughly six months behind schedule, with the Consolidated System retargeted for FY2027 and a planned $412 million debt issuance for wastewater plant expansions; staff was directed to pursue formal appraisals for private utilities NY Florida and Hudson Waterworks. The meeting also featured six proclamations, including declarations for Travel and Tourism Week, which generated a $1.12 billion economic impact in FY2025, and Older Americans Month.
- 5.5.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,559 cues2026-05-05·Afternoon Session
The board deferred action on a proposed mobility fee increase to address 25% of roughly $7 billion in projected transportation needs, with the county attorney advising the measure requires a unanimous five-member vote. SAV Property Holdings LLC won approval to rezone 10.4 acres on Wells Road for 31 single-family units under the New Horizons MPUD, while Tourism Director Adam Thomas reported the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus generated $25.5 million in economic impact in 2025 and total visitor spending in Pasco County reached $746 million.
- 04.21.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting3,398 cues2026-04-21·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a resolution authorizing negotiations with the City of New Port Richey over an interlocal service boundary agreement, with Chairman Mariano successfully amending the measure to include a CRA boundary review after noting roughly 99% of the city's service area is designated blighted. Pasco EDC President Bill Cronin reported 260 new jobs and $57.9 million in new capital investment from eight business wins in the second quarter, with 34 active recruitment projects and 160 deals in the pipeline. The board also passed six resolutions, recognizing Cooperative Extension volunteers who logged 17,567 hours valued at $579,711, honoring military veteran Eileen Mary Tiano, and declaring May as both National Military Appreciation Month and Building Safety Month.
- 4.21.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,659 cues2026-04-21·Afternoon Session
The board held a second extraordinary-circumstances workshop and first reading on a proposed mobility fee ordinance covering an estimated $7 billion in transportation needs tied to 330,000 projected new residents, with a phased rate increase targeted for adoption at a May 5th hearing in Dade City. County Attorney Jeff announced his retirement effective August 1 after 17 years, recommending Chief Assistant County Attorney David Goldstein as his successor, drawing strong board support. The county also received an approximately $150,000 initial PFAS litigation settlement from Tyco and BAF for affected water systems.
- 4.7.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Morning Session)3,273 cues2026-04-07·Morning Session
The board received a quarterly update on Pasco County's $205 million Better Future CDBG-DR housing recovery program, with director Chuck Lane reporting $46.8 million awarded across 300 approved applications and flagging upcoming launches of housing construction and infrastructure programs totaling more than $300 million. Six proclamations were approved, including recognition of the county's first-in-Florida behavioral health urgent care center funded with $1.47 million in CDBG funds and a congressional honor read by Rep. Gus Bilirakis. The consent agenda passed with three items requiring abstentions, including a landscaping redevelopment grant item from which Commissioner Yeager recused herself due to her husband's business applying for funds.
- 4.7.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,336 cues2026-04-07·Afternoon Session
The board approved a comprehensive plan amendment and companion rezoning for the Elite 52 mixed-use project, a 156-acre development on State Road 52 that will include 108 single-family homes, 175,000 square feet of commercial space, and a 120-room hotel, with the applicant agreeing on record to limit residential structures to two stories. Commissioners also approved amendments reducing the North Pasco RV Resort's RV spaces from 550 to 350 and adding a 250-room four-story hotel, over objections from neighboring Palomino Lake Drive residents. Two development agreements covering Kenton Road improvements in the Connected City were approved, along with a rezoning for a 110,000-square-foot commercial and hotel project at Kenton Road and Elum Road. All votes were 4-0 with Commissioner Wakeman excused.
- 3.24.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting3,302 cues2026-03-24·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted unanimously to place Pasco's teacher salary millage renewal on the November 2026 ballot, with Superintendent Lake noting teacher vacancies have fallen from 314 to 55 since the millage took effect. A presentation on the Rangeland Boulevard extension drew sustained opposition from Bexley residents, who urged the board to reject the preferred alternative — a four-lane overpass with future interchange infrastructure estimated at $181.4 million — in favor of a simpler $145 million alignment.
- 3.24.26 Pasco County Board of County Commissioner Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,497 cues2026-03-24·Afternoon Session
The board split 3-2 on the Rangeland Boulevard preferred alternative, defeating a motion to approve a four-lane road with median space reserved for potential future six-lane expansion and a Sun Coast interchange, then voted 3-2 to continue the item pending Gun Highway improvement studies, a cost analysis, and an additional community meeting. Commissioners unanimously overhauled LDC Section 802 tree preservation rules, setting mitigation fund rates at $75 per inch for standard trees and $150 per inch for heritage trees with a $10,000-per-upland-developable-acre cap, and approved an 18.99-acre SR-52 Heasley planned development rezone along with several other consent rezonings.
- 3.10.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,831 cues2026-03-10·Morning Session
The board dedicated Starky Ranch District Park with a Matt Call Memorial Park sign honoring the late developer behind the county's first public-private partnership for the facility, and waived a $400 permit fee for a veteran services event. Commissioners received a legislative update noting FY27 federal funding requests totaling more than $32 million across infrastructure, stormwater, and nonprofit projects, with the state budget at a standstill and Live Local preemption expansion drawing concern. The board also approved introduction of a purchasing ordinance amendment for a public hearing on March 24, 2026, and added roughly 68 acres of Outlaw Ridge property to the ELAMP conservation list.
- 3.10.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,170 cues2026-03-10·Afternoon Session
The board approved a small-scale future land use map amendment converting 41.85 acres near US 41 from agricultural and retail-office designations to Residential 3, and rezoned the same acreage for the Pasco County Mosquito Control District to allow 91 single-family units, with 1.64 acres of right-of-way dedicated for planned US 41 shared-use paths. Commissioners also approved a C1-to-C2 rezoning on Massachusetts Avenue for expanded boat and RV storage, contingent on added landscaping screening, and adopted a resolution opting Pasco County out of the Live Local Act property tax exemption. Three other rezoning items and two land use amendments were continued to April 7.
- 2.17.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,045 cues2026-02-17·Morning Session
The board unanimously directed staff to draft an economic development agreement supporting a $21 million Penny for Pasco commitment toward a $228 million Moffett Cancer and Research Center facility at the Spiros campus near Suncoast Parkway and Ridge Road Extension. Budget Director Amy Ferrell previewed FY2027 revenue scenarios and warned of a potential $88.4 million general fund loss tied to state property tax reform proposals under legislative consideration. Commissioners also approved a replacement code-compliance mowing contract after two prior vendors failed to perform, and recognized a Pasco Sheriff's Office fentanyl seizure of 255.8 grams.
- 2.17.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,395 cues2026-02-17·Afternoon Session
The board voted 3-1 to approve a vested rights remedy for a mobile home erroneously permitted at 12674 Valomar Road in Moon Lake Estates, directing the county building department to reimburse rent costs and Prestige Home Centers to replace the unit with a modular home after neighbors opposed the project. Commissioners also approved a comprehensive plan amendment converting roughly 75 acres at Interlocking Road and Gun Highway to Industrial Light and voted 3-0 to transmit the Elite 52 PD amendment covering 156 acres on SR 52, reduced to 108 single-family homes, to the Florida Department of Commerce for review. Several other items, including a tree preservation ordinance and multiple rezoning requests, were continued to March.
- 2.3.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)1,423 cues2026-02-03·Morning Session
The board again failed to advance a reconsideration of comprehensive plan amendment CPA23PN16 and its companion rezoning for a 15-acre SR 54 parcel, with a 2-2 tie vote leaving the Blackwell multifamily and office project denied a second time. Commissioners also heard a legislative briefing flagging Senate Bill 1548 (Live Local 4.0) and a House homestead exemption proposal staff estimated would create a $6 million first-year shortfall for the county. The board unanimously approved the consent agenda and honored 2025 Star Performer Gary Kaylor, whose work generated roughly $150,000 in cost savings.
- 2.3.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)83 cues2026-02-03·Afternoon Session
The board tabled a comprehensive plan amendment that would have shifted 156 acres near SR 52 from Agricultural to Planned Development, continuing the item to February 17, 2026. Commissioners also approved a platted right-of-way vacation for the Rogers, Mills, and Leno petitioners to clear title and unify lot lines, and granted a fee waiver for a Santa Stroll senior health clinic event at Sunwest Park.
- 1.20.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,184 cues2026-01-20·Morning Session
The board approved a full consent agenda without a single item pulled, which Chairman Mariano noted was unprecedented in his 21-year tenure, including an environmental land acquisition at Sea Pines on US 19. Commissioners received a federal legislative briefing revealing $694 million in federal awards over the past three fiscal years and discussed future priorities including a $222 million courthouse improvement project, County Line Road funding, and active grant requests totaling tens of millions for regional roadways. Tampa Bay Water General Manager Chuck Harden updated the board on a surface water treatment plant expansion and PFAS detections above federal thresholds in two Brandon wells.
- 1.20.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,971 cues2026-01-20·Afternoon Session
The board deadlocked 2-2 on the Blackwell Mixed-Use PD, a proposal to add 290 multifamily units and 100,000 square feet of commercial/medical office on 15.36 acres along SR-54 near Starky Boulevard, with Commissioner Starky abstaining due to a conflict of interest; a companion rezoning also failed after neither a motion to approve nor deny reached a majority. The board approved a comp plan change and MPUD rezoning for 74 single-family homes at Little Road and Ross Lane, adding a condition requiring a third shade canopy street tree per lot. County Administrator Carbella also informed commissioners that the Wesley Chapel wastewater treatment plant expansion design-build solicitation would be rejected and re-bid.
- 1.6.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,114 cues2026-01-06·Morning Session
The board approved a $42 million, five-year contract with Marathon Health for county wellness center services after Commissioner Waitman pulled the item over its cost, though he ultimately joined a unanimous vote. Commissioners approved $375,000 in Penny for Pasco funding for AMSkills, a workforce training nonprofit, on a 4-1 vote with Waitman dissenting, citing more than $2.2 million in prior county investment and a still-outstanding $150,000 debt. The board tabled a decision on its federal lobbyist contract pending a future workshop on federal priorities, and unanimously confirmed Josh Wood as the county's next PIFFA director.
- 1.6.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)7,378 cues2026-01-06·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 3-2 comp plan amendment and companion 4-1 MPD rezoning for the Ryan Companies mixed-use Adrien Phillip project at Overpass Road and Old Pasco Road, allowing up to 325 multifamily apartments, 125 townhomes, 275 hotel rooms, and roughly 147,500 sq ft of office and retail on 32.5 acres, over Chairman Mariano's objections. A $95 million solid waste revenue bond authorization passed unanimously, and a 434-unit single-family MPD on Murphy Road at CR 54 was approved 4-0 with Commissioner Oakley abstaining. A first reading of updated tree preservation rules drew public pushback over a proposed $3,500-per-acre mitigation cap, with the board directing staff to return February 17 with alternatives.
- 12.9.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,231 cues2025-12-09·Morning Session
The newly elected chair, Commissioner Mariano, led his first meeting after the board's annual reorganization, confirming three permanent department directors and voting 4-1 to remove a mortgage requirement from the Better Futures CDBG-DR individual housing program, relying instead on signed grant agreements and criminal penalties to guard against fraud. The board also received a $370,822 capital credit check from Withlacoochee River Electric Co-op and heard that the county's investment portfolio generated $80 million in earnings for FY2025 against a budgeted $4 million.
- 12.9.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,195 cues2025-12-09·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 3-2 contested vote granting a non-conforming use determination for 12 RV and camper sites to the Naturist Religious Society, overturning staff's denial after applicants presented historical permit evidence dating to 1975. Commissioners also approved multiple land-use changes, including a comp plan amendment shifting 75 acres near Interlocking Road and Gun Highway to industrial light and a commercial rezone on 3.68 acres at Land O Lakes Boulevard and Wisteria Loop. A discussion of four lobbyist contracts -- including a $96,000-per-year federal contract with Ballard Partners -- was deferred to January, with state lobbyist performance to be reassessed after the legislative session.
- 11.18.25 Pasco County Board Workshop: Impact & Mobility Fees Update Meeting3,459 cues2025-11-18·Board of County Commissioners
The board held a workshop on Pasco County's $2.9 billion transportation funding shortfall, projected against a $6.9 billion need to serve 1 million residents by 2050. Commissioners reached consensus to eliminate the multifamily mobility fee subsidy immediately, raise single-family fees by at least 25% to roughly $13,600, and strip retail incentives for large national chains while protecting small local businesses. Commissioner Mariano opposed any increase to office and industrial fees, and staff was directed to return with a draft ordinance targeting adoption by March–April 2026, with new fees effective January 2027.
- 11.12.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,220 cues2025-11-12·Morning Session
The board approved a $331,047 economic incentive agreement with Vantage Point AI to create 60 new jobs in Wesley Chapel and authorized pursuit of a $20 million state grant toward a $40 million regional emergency shelter in East Pasco. Commissioners also approved the largest acquisition in the ELAMP program, roughly 1,900 acres of the Phillips family's 4G Ranch in a 50-50 cost share with the state, and highlighted plans to spend approximately $10 million in tree mitigation funds on roadway beautification beginning on Little Road.
- 11.12.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,283 cues2025-11-12·Afternoon Session
The board adopted a 4-1 ordinance establishing a law enforcement MSTU for unincorporated Pasco County, with Commissioner Mariano dissenting over concerns that unincorporated residents would shoulder shared-services costs before interlocal agreements with cities are finalized. Commissioners also approved a resolution and $40.7 million joint funding agreement with multiple private LLCs to extend water and sewer infrastructure along SR 52 from US 41 to I-75, and authorized Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital to issue up to $280 million in tax-exempt bonds for a new Wesley Chapel patient care facility. A backyard chicken ordinance allowing up to four hens passed unanimously, and roughly 2,813 acres were redesignated countywide to Conservation Lands on the future land use map.
- 10.21.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,065 cues2025-10-21·Morning Session
The board approved $4.57 million in Year 3 opioid settlement fund allocations, adjusting several awards including cutting Hope Shot's share from $961,867 to $300,000, while also directing staff to review a separate $437,000 capital request from Steps to Recovery at the November task force meeting. A companion item expanding mobile integrated health through fire rescue was approved contingent on the opioid funding. The board also recognized Jonas Goldstein, a JW Mitchell High School graduate who received the Voyager Scholarship, an $80,000-plus public service award, and withdrew consent item C51 over Live Local Act exemption liability concerns.
- 10.21.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,441 cues2025-10-21·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 3-2 rezoning for the Enclave at Livingston, allowing up to 178 townhome units on roughly 46 acres west of 20 Mile Level Road, with a contested condition requiring intersection improvements at Livingston Avenue and SR 54 before the first residential unit's final building inspection. Commissioners also continued three land development code amendments, including tree preservation and bicycle facility ordinances, and held first public hearings on new backyard chicken standards and RV parking rules ahead of a November 12 adoption hearing. The board's 2026 state legislative agenda includes funding requests totaling over $44 million, led by a $20 million East Pasco emergency shelter and $12.5 million judicial center enhancement.
- 10.7.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,101 cues2025-10-07·Morning Session
The board voted 3-2 to sell two surplus county properties to Habitat for Humanity for $10 each, with Commissioners Weightman and Mariano dissenting over the below-cost disposal of parcels with combined county investments exceeding $13,000; the board directed staff to develop a future policy framework for such sales. Separately, commissioners unanimously approved a $100,000 matching contribution from the Penny for Pasco economic development fund to support Tampa Wave's EDA grant application targeting defense technology and aerospace innovation, and authorized a $418,000 contract extension with US Water for improvements to the former Pasco Aqua utility system.
- 10.7.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)915 cues2025-10-07·Afternoon Session
The board approved a substantial modification to the Double Branch MPUD (formerly Pasco Town Center MPUD) on approximately 966.87 acres, boosting industrial entitlements from 4 million to 6 million square feet and office entitlements from 725,000 to 1,725,000 square feet; it also adopted a comprehensive plan amendment shifting 47.58 acres on McKendry Road from Agricultural to Employment Center. A Two Rivers West CDD boundary amendment ordinance was adopted while a companion Two Rivers North ordinance was continued to November 12. The board waived $560 in park fees for a Shady Hills Little League fundraiser benefiting a fire-displaced league president and approved Alexis Doyle to fill the Tourist Development Council's Saddlebrook seat.
- 9.16.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,125 cues2025-09-16·Morning Session
The board approved a 669-acre conservation easement with the Alustin family and a $244,625 modular restroom trailer for the sheriff's training facility, both drawing split 4-1 votes on pulled consent items. Commissioners also heard an update on the Fox Ridge MSBU stormwater project, where staff proposed using $849,000 in existing funds for an 18-month ditch-clearing contract. Budget discussions centered on a proposed 0.02 mill reduction in general operating millage for FY2026, with Commissioner Joerger pushing for deeper cuts while Chairman Starky resisted eliminating nonprofit grant funding.
- 9.16.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,838 cues2025-09-16·Afternoon Session
The board voted 4-1 to uphold the award of a $32.3 million disaster recovery program management contract to IM International, rejecting a protest from competing firm Grant Works over allegations of evaluator bias and procedural errors. Commissioners also approved the ELAN Conservation Map Amendment protecting 2,813 acres of Pasco County land, bringing the program's total to roughly 6,600 acres. Two rezoning petitions, including a 178-unit townhome project in south central Pasco and a 7.83-acre Little Road mixed-use development, were continued to future meetings.
- 9.16.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Budget Hearing Meeting1,511 cues2025-09-16·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC adopted a $2.24 billion FY2026 budget at its final public hearing, setting an aggregate millage rate of 9.8433 mills, a 1.11% increase above the rolled-back rate. The general fund millage of 7.4042 mills passed 4-1, with one commissioner pushing for a deeper cut before the motion carried. The fire MSTU millage rose 5.62% to fund firefighter wage increases and additional EMS and arson personnel, while the roads rehabilitation MSTU will generate $21.6 million for roadway maintenance.
- 09.09.2025 Pasco County Board Workshop: 2026 State Legislative Priorities4,956 cues2025-09-09·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held its 2026 State Legislative Priorities Workshop with legislative delegation members, advancing appropriation requests including a $9 million Sea Pines septic-to-sewer conversion, a $3 million Shady Hills Road sidewalk, and a long-sought east Pasco multi-use emergency shelter championed by Rep. Maghard and Sen. Burgess. The board also flagged a stormwater master plan identifying $2.8 billion in needed projects and asked the delegation to clarify Senate Bill 180's unintended preemption of new land development regulations. County Administrator Mike Carbala noted a $585 million HUD CDBG-DR grant awarded for Hurricanes Debby, Helen, and Milton recovery; a formal legislative platform returns to the board for approval by late September.
- 9.3.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,610 cues2025-09-03·Morning Session
The board recognized $585 million in infrastructure grant funding pulled for separate discussion by Commissioner Mariana, and awarded a $1.41 million sod contract to Megascapes Landscape Services after upholding the denial of a protest from Sunbelt Sod and Grading over eligibility concerns. Commissioners also heard a presentation on the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program and signaled they would pursue a federal rule change to allow localities to restrict voucher applicants to county residents, with Chair Starky directing staff to seek relief through FAC and NACo.
- 9.3.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,398 cues2025-09-03·Afternoon Session
The board adopted revised utility rates featuring a 3.75% increase in FY2026 and 4.75% annually through FY2029 to fund two large wastewater plant expansions, and set the final-year residential solid waste assessment at $114 per ERU under a seven-year phase-in tied to a $250 million waste-to-energy facility. A 4-1 vote approved a substantial amendment to the Grove at Wesley Chapel MPUD, allowing Misher and Huntsville LLC to add 275 multifamily units for a total of 575 on roughly 165 acres, with Commissioner Mariano dissenting over traffic and housing-density concerns. The Two Rivers North and West CDD boundary ordinances and a Murphy Road MPUD rezoning were continued to October 7.
- 9.3.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Budget Hearing2,200 cues2025-09-03·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC adopted a $2.23 billion tentative FY2026 budget on a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Mariano opposing, along with a general fund millage rate of 7.4292 mills and an aggregate levy of 9.8683 mills representing a 1.37% increase over rollback. The fire MSTU tentative rate of 2.1225 mills, generating an additional $12.5 million for firefighter wages and additional EMS and arson personnel, also passed 4-1. The board will consider a refined millage reduction proposal at the September 16 final hearing in New Port Richey.
- 8.19.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting285 cues2025-08-19·Board of County Commissioners
Commissioners heard public comment from residents raising a building inspection dispute and chronic flooding concerns at the August 19 meeting. Wesley Chapel resident William Justin alleged improper window-installation inspections resulting in roughly $13,000 in losses, prompting the county manager to direct staff to arrange a reinspection and report back to the board. Port Richey resident Wanda Chasnoff cited flooding linked to a nearby trailer park expansion, and the board referenced a $2.3 million grant while directing staff to coordinate a response among the county, the City of New Port Richey, and FDOT.
- 8.19.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting2,919 cues2025-08-19·Board of County Commissioners
Pasco County commissioners approved a stormwater master plan identifying 141 areas of concern and a top-15 priority project list estimated at $85 million, far above the county's $4-5 million annual capital budget, with staff directed to pursue grants and a rate sufficiency analysis for bonding options. The board tabled a proposal to sell surplus parcels to nonprofits for $10 each after Commissioner Weightman argued taxpayers should recoup the county's investment of roughly $8,000 in the Port Richey parcel. Commissioners also honored Pasco County Building Construction Services for earning IAS accreditation as the only such department in Florida serving a population over 500,000.
- 8.19.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting5,418 cues2025-08-19·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved the Arcola Shady Hills comprehensive plan amendment and companion MPUD rezoning, allowing NVR Homes to build up to 186 townhomes on 30 acres near Shady Hills Road, both on 4-1 votes with Commissioner Mariano dissenting over traffic and infrastructure concerns. A Land Development Code ordinance establishing boatlift canopy standards passed 4-1 with Chairman Starky voting nay. The board also upheld a bid protest denial and awarded a $33.8 million contract for the Shady Hills Wastewater Treatment Plant Headworks Replacement to Vogel Brothers Building Company, and received the first public hearing on a utility rate study projecting 3.75-4.75% annual increases through FY2029 to fund $403 million in wastewater plant expansions.
- 8.5.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,043 cues2025-08-05·Board of County Commissioners
The board recognized Pasco County's BayCare-operated behavioral health urgent care center, funded through opioid settlement dollars, for state and national innovation awards after serving roughly 800 individuals with a 96% hospitalization-diversion rate in its first six months. Commissioners approved a $240,000 CDBG allocation to the Pasco County Housing Authority for ADA shower conversions at elderly housing properties, while directing staff to return a full voucher policy briefing on August 19 after concerns surfaced about non-resident participation. The Pasco EDC reported $101 million in new capital investment and 437 direct jobs year-to-date, and commissioners deferred action on the historic designation of a 200-250-year-old courthouse live oak in Dade City pending an independent arborist review.
- 8.5.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting2,842 cues2025-08-05·Board of County Commissioners
The board unanimously denied adoption of the Fox Ridge MSBU dissolution ordinance, preserving the district's accumulated funds for stormwater repairs pending a Public Works project proposal in September, while continuing four other zoning and CDD boundary items to the September 3 Dade City hearing. Commissioners approved development agreements with Homes by West Bay LLC and KB Homes Tampa LLC for road construction credits and certificates of occupancy in the Riverstone Rener and Villages of Pasadena Hills projects. The board also passed a DOGE-style fiscal efficiency audit resolution and discussed the county's $20-22 million PFAS remediation budget tied to Tampa Bay Water's roughly $21 million settlement, with no formal action on the federal lobbyist contract with Ballard Partners.
- 7.15.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,596 cues2025-07-15·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $15 million incentive package for the Evans Properties employment center on Lake Iola Road, extending a residential moratorium to 30 years, and greenlit a roughly $280 million design-build contract with a reduced 5% contingency after Commissioner Wakeman raised concerns about the standard 20% figure. Commissioner Oakley abstained from a vote on the Oakley Grove subdivision plat at Curley and St. Joe Roads due to prior ownership ties. The board also updated tree mitigation fund contribution rates to $75 per inch and directed up to $700,000 from that fund to offset landscape costs on a road project.
- 7.15.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,389 cues2025-07-15·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a rezoning for the Evans County Line 80D MPUD on roughly 80 acres near the I-75/Blandon Road interchange, allowing up to 300 multifamily units and 1.5 million square feet of light industrial space, over one speaker's opposition. A bid award protest over guardrail and handrail installation (IFB KM25029) was upheld in a 4-1 vote, with staff directing the contract to both Grading Bush Hog Services and Southeast Highway Guard Rail. The board also voted to defend its fire rescue impact fee against potential legal challenge under Senate Bill 180, and set the first TRIM public hearing for September 3.
- 6.17.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,101 cues2025-06-17·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $585 million CDBG-DR action plan for submission to HUD, covering disaster recovery housing, small business aid, and job training after 122 public comments, with a grant agreement anticipated in September 2025. Commissioners also signed off on a $46 million three-year asphalt paving contract and an $18 million land acquisition for Bob Thomas Memorial Park at Two Rivers in East Pasco. Joseph Amoa was confirmed as Assistant Public Works Director over Engineering and Environmental Divisions, and the Commission on the Status of Women received a budget increase to $7,500.
- 6.17.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,796 cues2025-06-17·Board of County Commissioners
The board awarded a 10-year management contract for the Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus to Sport Facilities Companies, including a $500,000 county upfront payment and $18,000 monthly management fee, with Commissioner Mariano raising concerns about the pace of the process. A 4-1 vote rezoned roughly 3 acres at Little Road and Jasmine Boulevard from professional office to neighborhood commercial for Casting LLC, with Commissioner Mariano dissenting and two neighbors citing residential character concerns. The board also adopted ordinances establishing the Blackville CDD, expanding the Connerton East CDD, and contracting the Dearbrook CDD boundaries, and advanced new boat lift canopy regulations to a second reading.
- 6.3.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,010 cues2025-06-03·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved resolutions authorizing issuance of up to $80 million in non-ad valorem capital improvement revenue bonds to fund parks and recreation projects across Pasco County, with a competitive bid sale targeted for June 16. Commissioners also received a presentation on a draft action plan for a $585 million HUD disaster recovery grant covering Hurricanes Idalia, Helene, and Milton, with $335 million proposed for housing; a formal vote is expected June 17 ahead of a June 20 submission deadline. The consent agenda included approval of a conservation easement preserving approximately 1,800 acres with 4G Ranch near SR 52.
- 6.3.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting547 cues2025-06-03·Board of County Commissioners
The board continued several major land-use items to the July 15, 2025 meeting, including boundary adjustments for the Two Rivers East, North, and West CDDs and a rezoning request from Swami A LLC for the Chapel Professional Center. Commissioners approved a small-scale comprehensive plan amendment converting 10.09 acres near SR 52 from agricultural to industrial light designation, and adopted an ordinance establishing the Acacia Fields Community Development District. All votes were 4-0, with Commissioner Starky absent throughout.
- 5.20.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,146 cues2025-05-20·Board of County Commissioners
The board handled 4 proclamations covering National Public Works Week, Economic Development Week, National EMS Week, and National Safe Boating Week, while approving a consent agenda that included an accelerated right-turn lane project at Shady Hills Elementary School saving approximately $100,000. Chair Starky won unanimous support to bring forward agenda items reconnecting three road "spite strip" parcels, including Amazon Drive in Anacoca and Gulf Trace Boulevard, and proposed a new ordinance governing mopeds and motorized scooters on multi-use paths. The Pasco EDC reported 125 active projects and $3.59 million in earned media value year-to-date in its Penny for Pasco quarterly update.
- 5.20.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,761 cues2025-05-20·Board of County Commissioners
The board voted unanimously to deny dissolution of the Highlands Municipal Service Benefit Unit -- covering 36.5 road miles and 742 ERUs -- opting instead to retain it at a $0 assessment to preserve future road-funding capacity. Commissioners approved a fire, combat, and rescue impact fee increase based on a 2024 Stante Tech Consulting study, rejecting a proposed commercial square-footage cap, and greenlit the Mitchell SJP MPUD rezoning of roughly 92 acres near SR 54 for up to 515,000 sq ft of business park flex space and 107,000 sq ft of commercial retail projected to support 1,800 jobs. A conditional use for a commercial marina with 125 dry boat storage spaces on Old Dixie Highway in Hudson was also approved with amended operating hours.
- 5.6.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,581 cues2025-05-06·Board of County Commissioners
The board devoted much of its May 6 meeting to six proclamations honoring Hospital Week, Correctional Officers Week, Travel and Tourism Week, firefighters, law enforcement, and Older Americans Month, with Tourism Director Adam Thomas citing a $985 million economic impact from Pasco's tourism sector in FY2024. Residents of Eperson Ranch 2 raised safety concerns over a 186-unit JK2 townhome development using Abby Brook Circle as its primary entrance, though the county attorney said the administratively approved site plan was beyond the board's authority to alter. The board affirmed the award of an inmate tablet and mail contract to Inmate Calling Solutions, rejecting a bid protest filed by Smart Communications on a 5-0 vote, and received a report showing the county's unrestricted investment portfolio at $2.1 billion, with interest income projected to exceed $54 million for FY2025.
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