Board of County Commissioners
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The county posts every BOCC meeting to YouTube — 390 meetings on record, 371 with auto-caption transcripts loaded so far. Click any transcribed meeting to read along with the video.
- 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.
- 5.6.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting4,470 cues2025-05-06·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a small-scale comp plan amendment and companion rezoning for a 106-unit town home project at Old Pasco Road and Hadlock Drive, requiring developer Barbara Wilhight to fund four-lane road improvements and disclose a planned east-west road interconnection in sales contracts. Commissioners tabled dissolution of the Fox Ridge MSBU for 90 days to study stormwater projects and potential state funding for the roughly $1 million fund balance. Florida Sports Coast reported $675 million in direct spending and growth at Wiregrass Ranch Sports Complex from 9 to 68 events in FY2024, while lobbyist Ralph Lair warned that a House taxation bill threatens TDT funding and tourism development councils statewide.
- 4.22.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting3,117 cues2025-04-22·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a first reading to raise fire combat and rescue impact fees from $420 to $674 per residential unit, directing staff to remove the existing commercial square-footage cap and develop a case-by-case incentive reimbursement mechanism for target industries, with final adoption set for May 20. Commissioners also approved the HCA Bayonet Point MPUD rezoning for a 600,000-square-foot hospital complex on 62.98 acres, and greenlit two adjacent townhome projects near County Line Road -- Sun Coast Village (144 units) and Sun City County Line Road North (156 units plus 10,000 square feet of retail) -- each conditioned on a $50,000 contribution for Shady Hills Road sidewalk improvements.
- 4.9.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,352 cues2025-04-09·Morning Session
The board received a 10-year Connected City progress report on the 7,841-acre special planning area, which has generated $30 million in additional impact fees and seen 93% of commercial entitlements approved, while roughly half of residential entitlements remain unused; commissioners directed staff to evaluate a potential park on county-owned Mckendry Road utility property within the district. The board also extended Tidal Basin's permitting assistance contract and approved two ceremonial resolutions recognizing National Crime Victims Rights Week and Building Safety Month.
- 4.9.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,409 cues2025-04-09·Afternoon Session
The board approved a $7.5 million purchase of two Bell 407 helicopters from Volusia County to replace the Sheriff's Office aging fleet of Vietnam-era aircraft, directing staff to identify funding from general fund reserves. Commissioners passed an ADU ordinance 4-1, with Chairman Starky dissenting, setting a 1,200-square-foot cap and prohibiting short-term rentals. The board also approved a comprehensive plan amendment converting 7.93 acres near Kumer Road to Industrial Light and authorized resubmission of federal earmark requests totaling more than $20 million across multiple infrastructure projects.
- 3.25.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,133 cues2025-03-25·Morning Session
The board approved a Mobile Integrated Health partnership between Pasco Fire Rescue and Premier Community Healthcare Group, embedding clinicians with paramedics to reduce repeat emergency calls, and heard a FY2026 budget preview describing the coming year as lean, with expense pressures from Detention Center expansion staffing and D-shift fire rescue costs across 5%, 7%, and 9% taxable assessed value growth scenarios. Commissioner Mariano also secured approval to waive $44,784 in tipping fees for debris removal at Fairway Oaks.
- 3.25.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,889 cues2025-03-25·Afternoon Session
The board spent most of its zoning hearing continuing seven pending applications to future meetings, while unanimously approving a 190-unit Lennar Homes town home MPUD on 46 acres near Anclote High School and a 63-unit DRB Group single-family MPUD in Hudson after negotiating conditions that eliminated Foxfire Drive access and committed the developer to voluntary prepayment of mobility fees. Staff noted the Saxton Hudson project and two neighboring developments are expected to generate a combined $5.2 million in mobility fees toward Colony Road improvements. A consent rezoning from AR to C2 for a 1.93-acre retail parcel on SR 54 by Gustavo and Angela Troas also passed unanimously.
- 3.11.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,870 cues2025-03-11·Morning Session
The board directed staff to draft an ordinance by May creating an all-encompassing Parks MSTU combining roughly $23.7 million in operations and $8 million in capital maintenance, with discussion of surcharges for city residents and interlocal agreements to capture an estimated $2.18 million city share. Commissioners also reviewed approximately $394 million in long-term capital needs, including a criminal courthouse and fire stations, with general obligation bonds and a public referendum identified as likely funding paths. The consent agenda passed unanimously after Commissioner Waitman highlighted a donation of over 1,820 acres to the county's environmental land preservation program.
- 3.11.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,093 cues2025-03-11·Afternoon Session
The board approved a series of rezonings in the Villages of Pasadena Hills, including R Ranch MPUD for 614 dwelling units on 441 acres and Harvest Hills West VOP MPUD for 279 townhomes on 100 acres, both by Galvin Land Services, with conditions requiring right-of-way stubs for future connectivity. Commissioners also advanced ADU code amendments to a second hearing March 25, debating size limits, impact fees, and vacation rental restrictions, while two rezonings were continued to May 6. Dr. Christian Ssky was appointed to the EMS Advisory Board for District One.
- 02.25.2025 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,457 cues2025-02-25·Morning Session
The board confirmed Denise Sanderson as Code Compliance Director and Chuck Lane as Community Development Director, and ratified the county administrator's 287(g) immigration enforcement warrant-service agreement with DHS/ICE for the Pasco County Corrections facility. In a 3-1 vote, commissioners approved the sale of two surplus Colfax Drive lots to Tampa Bay Neighborhood Housing Services for $10, over Commissioner Wantman's objection, with the nonprofit required to build affordable homes within three years or forfeit the parcels.
- 02.25.2025 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)6,355 cues2025-02-25·Afternoon Session
The board voted 4-1 to approve a conditional use amendment for Spanish Lakes Land Company LLC removing the 35-foot height cap on multifamily development near SR 52, capping the project at four stories and 360 units with required turn lanes and a public access easement. Commissioners also denied, 3-2, a conditional use permit for a 155-foot Verizon monopine cell tower on Roland Drive over resident opposition. The board unanimously approved a countywide comprehensive plan text amendment enabling accessory dwelling units and a TEFRA hearing for Dayspring Academy's $5 million tax-exempt bond issuance for a New Port Richey charter school facility.
- 2.11.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,800 cues2025-02-11·Morning Session
The board approved a resolution donating a retired E1 Typhoon fire pumper to the 5A High School Fire Science Academy and recognized all Pasco County employees as the 2024 Star Team of the Year for their hurricane response. The Pasco EDC reported $360 million in capital investment and 1,182 new jobs in FY2024, with Q1 FY2025 already yielding five project wins including a Brazilian company expanding to one million square feet. Commissioners also discussed concerns over a new Live Local Act application targeting an existing luxury apartment complex off Oakley Boulevard and legislative efforts to revisit the act.
- 2.11.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,247 cues2025-02-11·Afternoon Session
The board spent much of its February 11 meeting continuing items to future hearings, tabling both KD 52 Community Development District ordinances and four rezoning cases including Evans County Line 80 MPUD and Tall Timbers MPUD to March and February sessions. Among items acted upon, commissioners unanimously approved a conditional use amendment allowing DV Dade LLC to expand its residential treatment facility from 24 to 40 beds and directed staff to examine a potential stormwater utility assessment exemption for golf courses following a dispute over Bmar Acres.
- 1.28.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,132 cues2025-01-28·Morning Session
The board approved a 669-acre conservation acquisition in the Crystal Springs area through the county's ELamp program, with Commissioner Wakeman citing its ecological connectivity value, and accepted a $30,000 parks donation from Hub Life Charities. Budget Director Amy Frell outlined FY2026 pressures including fire staffing, jail expansion, and library costs, while Chief Judge Sean Crane and prosecutors urged commissioners to address Pasco's worst-in-Florida courtroom-to-judge ratio with a central criminal courthouse estimated at $200–350 million, potentially financed through general obligation bonds.
- 1.28.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)2,854 cues2025-01-28·Afternoon Session
The board established two new community development districts, Northridge and Two Ridges, and approved a jurisdictional transfer of SR 581 and SR 54 segments from FDOT to Pasco County, with FDOT resurfacing those roads as part of the agreement. Three rezoning requests passed on the consent agenda, including a 16.84-acre light industrial conversion for New York Avenue Business Park LLC and a 57.4-acre MPUD allowing up to 100 single-family units for Hudson Avenue Land Company. Commissioners also directed staff to draft a Brazilian pepper eradication ordinance and authorized the county administrator to sign the construction award for Fire Station No. 2 once a pending budget amendment is finalized.
- 1.14.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,913 cues2025-01-14·Morning Session
The board confirmed David Allen as Assistant County Administrator for Development Services and approved a temporary construction easement allowing Tampa Bay Water to drill exploratory wells on a county-owned 301-acre East Pasco parcel as part of a 9 MGD Eastern Pasco wellfield feasibility study. County Administrator Mike Carballa announced Pasco County would receive $585,874,000 in HUD disaster recovery funds tied to Hurricanes Helene and Milton, the largest direct grant in county history. The board also approved a $247,800 task order to Weir Oliver P LLC to update the Villages of Pasadena Hills Financial Plan.
- 1.14.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,138 cues2025-01-14·Afternoon Session
The board approved a series of Community Development District boundary changes and comprehensive plan amendments, including a 4-1 vote to transmit the wellfields and wellhead protection areas map update after Commissioner Mariano raised infrastructure concerns about development near Shady Hills and Old Pasco Road. The Tall Timbers MPUD proposal by Extreme Team 41 LLC, which would bring 380 multifamily units and 180,000 square feet of non-residential uses to roughly 38 acres in Connected City, was continued to February. The board also reappointed Bobby DeFilipe to the Tourism Development Council and approved a development agreement with Hawk Long Leaf LLC for roadway widening on Starkey Boulevard.
- 1.14.25 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)no transcript yet2025-01-14·Afternoon Session
- 12.16.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Workshop3,678 cues2024-12-16·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held its 2025 Legislative Priorities Workshop with Senator Hooper and Representative Maggard, presenting eight policy priorities and eight appropriations requests stemming largely from hurricane recovery needs. Top funding asks included $20 million in state matching funds for a Dade City regional shelter and community center, a $7 million match for a long-overdue Starkey-area fire station with 89% of calls exceeding 12-minute response times, and $5 million to complete the Sea Pines stormwater project protecting roughly 800 homes. The board also sought legislative fixes to the Live Local Act, a cap on inmate medical costs at 110% of Medicare rates, and repeal of the anonymous code-enforcement complaint ban.
- 12.10.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,074 cues2024-12-10·Morning Session
The board elected Commissioner Starky as its new chair during annual reorganization, then approved a term sheet for the Wiregrass Legacy project in Wesley Chapel, a roughly 130-acre mixed-use development valued at $845 million that would receive up to $50 million in ad valorem tax rebates over 30 years. Withlacoochee Electric Cooperative presented a capital credit refund check for $354,500 to the county, and the board directed staff to renegotiate CRAS funding allocations with New Port Richey and Port Richey to remove high-quality properties from the program's tax burden.
- 12.10.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,881 cues2024-12-10·Afternoon Session
The board established four new community development districts -- Preserve at Legends Point, Del Webb River Reserve, Kenton, and Angelene -- and approved a comprehensive plan amendment redesignating 3.02 acres at Little Road and Jasmine Boulevard from Res-1 to Commercial for applicant Castang LLC, subject to deed restrictions barring gas stations, car washes, and self-storage despite neighbor opposition. Commissioners also approved a 149-acre K&M Mine expansion on County Line Road and discussed 2025 legislative appropriations priorities headlined by a $20 million east Pasco emergency shelter request. The county administrator reported receiving a $24 million FEMA advance covering roughly half of estimated storm debris costs.
- 11.12.2024 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,859 cues2024-11-12·Morning Session
The board authorized issuance of up to $90 million in Water and Sewer Refunding Revenue Bonds Series 2024 through Bank of America Securities and Raymond James to refinance 2014-era debt, with advisors projecting net present value savings exceeding 5%. Commissioners confirmed Ryan Gwyn as Pasco County Fire Chief after 20 years with the county, including service as interim chief during two hurricanes in which more than 1,000 residents were rescued. The board also deferred a Tampa Bay Water easement request near Pole Line and Christian Road for a deep-aquifer test well, directing staff to schedule a public meeting before the December vote.
- 11.12.2024 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)4,475 cues2024-11-12·Afternoon Session
The board allocated $5.754 million in second-year opioid settlement funds, including $850,000 for the Sheriff's Wellness Center and $100,000 for a school board vaping pilot program, and approved a $500,000 contract with Tampa Bay Psychology for unlimited mental health visits for first responders. Commissioners adopted an omnibus land-development code amendment extending the temporary political sign display window to 60 days before an election, and approved a consent rezoning package covering seven parcels including the 301 East MPUD for 200 townhomes and 3,600 square feet of commercial space on 29.1 acres. A 195-foot Verizon Wireless monopole on St. Joe Road and a 99-unit Old Pasco West MPUD rezoning on 76.5 acres were also approved, each drawing public opposition over aesthetics, flooding, and infrastructure concerns.
- 10.22.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,775 cues2024-10-22·Morning Session
The board received an extensive hurricane recovery briefing from County Administrator Mike Cabler covering back-to-back storms Helene and Milton, including 1,200 rescues, more than 5,000 structures with major damage, an estimated 1.4 million cubic yards of debris, and a temporary housing site on Grand Boulevard using pallet homes and trailers. Moffitt Cancer Center CEO Dr. Patrick updated commissioners on the 775-acre Spiros campus, highlighting a proton therapy facility, a 300,000-square-foot research center, and biotech cluster development. Tax Collector Mike Fano presented a check of approximately $5.6 million to the county during public comment.
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The board continued several land use and rezoning items to December 10 and November 12 hearings, including a substantial modification to the Northridge MPUD seeking to increase density from 700 to 753 residential units on 178.6 acres, and a proposed comp plan change to Industrial Light on 16.84 acres at Diagonal Road and New York Avenue pending a substandard roadway analysis. Commissioners approved a $118,000 DOJ grant for a Pasco Sheriff's Office gang suppression detective and voted to forgive two CDBG mortgages totaling $290,000 on the CARES Clock Tower facility in New Port Richey to clear the way for a November 1 senior center transfer to the county.
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