Board of County Commissioners
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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.
- 5.6.25 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.
- 10.22.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,468 cues2024-10-22·Afternoon Session
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.
- 9.17.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Full Day Session)7,009 cues2024-09-17·Board of County Commissioners
The board set the FY2025 general operating millage at 7.4292 mills, down from a proposed 7.57, through roughly $7.25 million in general fund reductions including $3.5 million in recurring Public Works expenses and deferred public safety hires, and redirected $6 million from the Hudson Library project toward first-year paving. The board also approved a rezoning for Dan Nio Properties LLC to build 132 multifamily units and a medical office on 9.87 acres, amended the Land Development Code to require conditional use approval for new freestanding car washes, and approved a coastal bathymetric survey valued at $2.7 million secured for roughly $52,000 through a grant.
- 9.17.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners (Budget Hearing)2,350 cues2024-09-17·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County Commission unanimously adopted a $2.25 billion FY2025 budget and a final aggregate millage rate of 9.8597 mills, representing a 6.95% increase above the rolled-back rate. The board set the general fund millage at 7.4292 mills, down from the prior year's 7.57 mills, and levied a new Roads Rehabilitation MSTU at 0.452 mills expected to generate roughly $19.4 million annually for road maintenance. The fire MSTU was set at 2.12225 mills, adding $13.1 million for a fourth shift and firefighter wage increases, while the parks capital maintenance MSTU was held at zero.
- 9.10.24 Pasco County East Side Joint Cities-County Workshop2,436 cues2024-09-10·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC and representatives from Dade City, Zephyr Hills, St. Leo, and San Antonio convened for the annual East County Cities Workshop, covering infrastructure, transit, and economic development priorities across the region. Dade City pressed for a county partnership on a new wastewater treatment plant to address capacity constraints and historical siting injustices, while Zephyr Hills sought joint master planning for its growing Chancey Road industrial corridor, where manufacturers MCH and Bedo have brought approximately 750 jobs. A proposed 40,000-square-foot sports and aquatics facility in Dade City, expanded from an original 12,000-square-foot concept, emerged as a potential county partnership anchored by the James Irving Center legacy.
- 09.03.2024 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Public Hearing)291 cues2024-09-03·Board of County Commissioners
The board approved a $7 increase to Pasco County's annual solid waste disposal assessment, raising the residential ERU rate to $107 and the tipping fee to $97.64 effective October 1, 2024, the sixth year of a seven-year funding plan. The increase supports a 50% expansion of the county's waste-to-energy facility and offsets revenue lost from an expiring Florida Power purchase agreement. Two public speakers raised concerns that new growth was not bearing a proportionate share of expansion costs.
- 9.3.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,027 cues2024-09-03·Morning Session
The board tabled a ~$2 million medical examiner fee schedule amendment for two weeks after commissioners sought a breakdown of case costs, and deferred a stormwater baffle box project while staff explores whether additional grant funding could eliminate a roughly $250,000 county match. Commissioners corrected the all-in cost of a library design project to $12 million and approved proceeding with design, and directed staff to draft an agreement for the county to take over Safety Town operations from the Sheriff and School Board. The county's FEMA Community Rating System upgrade from Class 6 to Class 5 was noted, saving residents an estimated $4 million in flood insurance premiums.
- 9.3.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,121 cues2024-09-03·Afternoon Session
The board tabled a tree preservation ordinance and continued the contested Fletcher mixed-use project at US 41 and Leland Avenue to October 8 after Pilot Country Estates residents raised airport safety and bird-strike concerns about the proposed 510 residential units and 100,000 square feet of commercial on roughly 100 acres. Commissioners approved the Kokalakus West MPUD rezoning for 177 acres near SR 52 for a mix of single-family, commercial, and light industrial uses, and adopted a land development code amendment targeting invasive species including Cogon grass.
- 9.3.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Budget Hearing)2,435 cues2024-09-03·Board of County Commissioners
Pasco County commissioners tentatively adopted a $2.254 billion FY2025 budget at a September 3 public hearing, setting an aggregate millage rate of 10.156 mills, roughly 9.61% above rollback. A proposed Parks Capital Maintenance MSTU of 0.7120 mills was rejected in a 4-1 vote, with commissioners instead setting that rate to zero, while a new Roads Rehabilitation MSTU of 0.5184 mills passed unanimously, with staff directed to return September 17 with options to reduce it using savings from a potentially delayed $12 million Hudson Library project.
- 8.21.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,429 cues2024-08-21·Morning Session
The board voted 4-1 to authorize a counter-offer of up to $100,000 to settle the Embassy Center LLC v. Pasco County sign litigation, contingent on removal or conformance of a non-conforming sign within one year. Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing up to $80 million in half-cent sales tax revenue bonds, with proceeds targeted for jail expansion and the Villages of Pasadena Hills Super Park. A $331,900 Firehouse Subs Foundation grant for inflatable rescue boats was accepted with no county match required.
- 8.21.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,345 cues2024-08-21·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 4-1 school impact fee increase over Commissioner Whitman's objection that cumulative fees burden homebuyers, and voted 4-1 to direct staff to draft a Land Development Code amendment allowing boat trailers in front yards on small waterfront lots. Commissioners approved a rezoning for Bayonet Lands LLC to develop 294 age-restricted affordable multifamily units near Lake Shore Boulevard and established a 20-year repayment plan for the Oaks Park MSBU, reducing annual assessments to roughly $119 per parcel. The board also accepted a $2.2 million FDEP grant to reimburse homeowners $10,000 each for nitrogen-reducing septic system upgrades in the Weeki Wachee basin.
- 8.6.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)3,013 cues2024-08-06·Morning Session
The board approved an economic incentive agreement with MyCH, a Berkshire Hathaway company, offering up to $3.315 million in grants to support a $77.6 million, 111-acre industrial facility near Zephyr Hills Airport that will consolidate operations from Largo and Tampa and create 25 new jobs. Commissioners also amended a ground lease at Wiregrass Ranch Sports Campus for the Residence Inn Marriott, raising the annual payment from $25,000 to $40,000 with a triennial performance review added after concerns about the hotel's 58.8% occupancy rate. The board waived up to $2,400 in tipping fees for the Fairway Oaks community's debris cleanup.
- 8.6.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,043 cues2024-08-06·Afternoon Session
The board unanimously approved an ordinance creating a Local Provider Participation Fund to levy special assessments on private hospitals to support Medicaid supplemental payments, with rate recommendations expected at a September 17 hearing. Two new community development districts, Hope Innovation and Pasadena Ridge, were established 5-0, along with a development agreement between Pulte Homes and Dew East MPUD for improvements to Watergrass Parkway and Wells Road. A proposed rezone of 29.5 acres near Old Lakeland Highway for Crossways 301 LLC was continued to September 3 after commissioners expressed preference for larger lots or light industrial use over the applicant's proposed 40 single-family units.
- 7.9.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,952 cues2024-07-09·Morning Session
The board deferred a $775,000 purchase of a Grand Boulevard property in Holiday intended as a low-barrier homeless shelter for single men and women, with commissioners raising concerns about building deficiencies and whether the price reflected true value before voting 5-0 to revisit the item later in the day. The board also adopted four proclamations recognizing Premier Community Healthcare Group's 45th anniversary, Parks and Recreation Month, Runaways Animal Rescue, and economic developer Sarah Allway as 2024 Dan Webster Young Innovator.
- 7.9.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,340 cues2024-07-09·Afternoon Session
The board voted 3-2 to deny a conditional use permit for a 155-foot monopine wireless tower sought by Pasco Land and Cattle Company LLC and Skyway Towers LLC for Verizon Wireless near Quail Hollow, despite staff and planning commission recommendations for approval. Commissioners unanimously approved an ordinance terminating the Paving by Assessment program and waiving roughly $14 million in outstanding principal and interest across 131 projects, and authorized a $775,000 purchase of a commercial property on Grand Boulevard in Holiday for use as an emergency shelter. The board also set maximum TRIM millage rates for FY2025, reflecting a 14.1% increase in taxable assessed values, with a first budget hearing scheduled for September 3.
- 6.18.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,752 cues2024-06-18·Morning Session
The board denied a bid protest by Safe Air Corporation and upheld a $1,159,877 contract award to Magnogrip Corporation for diesel exhaust capture systems at Pasco County fire stations, rejecting Safe Air's argument that the lower bidder's product failed to meet specifications. Commissioners also approved a revised closeout for a Facilities Management contract that came in $265,000 under budget, with savings returned to the CIP program, and recognized student winners of the 15th Annual Water Awareness Poster Contest alongside retiring employees Veto Tambasco and Eileen Dubet.
- 6.18.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,539 cues2024-06-18·Afternoon Session
The board adopted an ordinance creating a Road Rehabilitation Services MSTU that will forgive approximately $8.5 million in existing paving assessment debt and pause three pending projects totaling $2.2 million, with a companion debt-extinguishing ordinance due in July. Commissioners also approved comprehensive plan amendments reshuffling land use designations on parcels along New York Avenue and State Road 52, directed staff to draft LDC glitch bill amendments on signage and industrial fencing, and allocated $750,000 annually over three years from opioid settlement funds for public safety and mental health needs. A transit advertising contract with Black Media Group, which remits roughly $117,000 per month but has fallen nearly 60% short of projected revenue, expired June 30 with no board action taken pending staff review.
- 06.04.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)5,218 cues2024-06-04·Afternoon Session
The board approved a Parks capital maintenance MSTU ordinance addressing an $8 million annual funding gap, and rezoned 3.49 acres on US 301 for a Finley-owned HVAC commercial center with staff-recommended deed restrictions. A consent rezoning package covering Galvin VOP LLC projects totaling more than 3,800 dwelling units across roughly 860 acres passed unanimously, while the Cherry Hills West MPUD for 160 single-family units was continued indefinitely pending a wastewater agreement with Dade City. The Road Rehabilitation MSTU, targeting 130 lane miles annually at approximately $20 million, was pushed to June 18 to resolve double-assessment concerns for existing PVAS participants.
- 06.04.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,602 cues2024-06-04·Morning Session
The board approved three ceremonial resolutions recognizing Hudson High School's ICU World Championship cheerleading team, retiring Deputy Clerk Donal Schmidt's 35-year tenure, and Reading with the Rays Week, while fielding public criticism over development density and developer incentives. Planning Director David Engel clarified that the Villages of Pasadena Hills project remains below its entitled density, and Utilities Director David Allen addressed public safety concerns about liquid sodium hypochlorite purchases for county water treatment plants.
- 5.21.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,657 cues2024-05-21·Morning Session
The board swore in newly appointed Commissioner Joerger for District 4 and approved six proclamations covering National Nurses Week, Older Americans Month, EMS Week, and related recognitions. Fleet Management Director Brent Wall highlighted a $14 million cost avoidance in fleet maintenance despite 55% inflation since 2017, and the board unanimously approved a volunteer program to help homeowners manage approximately 6,000 county water bodies. Staff also unveiled redesigned public hearing signs with QR codes linking to project information online.
- 5.21.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)898 cues2024-05-21·Afternoon Session
The board unanimously overhauled Pasco County's animal services code, including a new prohibition on retail sales of dogs, cats, and rabbits, and established the Magnolia Island Community Development District with authority over water, wastewater, and reclaimed water infrastructure. Commissioners voted 5-0 to opt out of the Live Local Act's 80–120% AMI rental housing tax exemption, citing a Tampa Bay MSA surplus of roughly 3,994 units in that income range, and separately directed the chair to write to the Property Appraiser challenging two pending exemption applications from Wesley Chapel and Trinity apartment complexes.
- 5.21.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Workshop: Affordable Housing2,524 cues2024-05-21·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County Commission held an affordable housing workshop, receiving a USF needs assessment projecting the county will require 80,000-90,000 new housing units by 2040-2050, with 84% of cost-burdened renters earning 80% AMI or below. The county's current affordable housing pipeline exceeds 800 units, including a 300-unit senior complex by Dominium in New Port Richey and a 77-unit veterans project. Commissioners directed staff to bring countywide ADU legalization code amendments back within six months and to commission a linkage fee study, with duplex and quadruplex conversions to follow as a separate phase.
- 5.07.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,513 cues2024-05-07·Morning Session
The board approved a $29.3 million ad valorem equivalency grant for Landco/Hines Group's 785-acre mixed-use development at I-75 and SR-52, projected to generate $17 million in net general fund revenue and more than 2,800 jobs over 20 years, in a 3-0 vote. The meeting otherwise featured six proclamations recognizing Hospital Week, International Firefighters Day, Economic Development Week, and other observances, including a nod to the Pasco EDC's nearly $3 billion in capital investment since 1987.
- 5.07.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)1,106 cues2024-05-07·Afternoon Session
The board spent most of its abbreviated land-use meeting continuing contested items, voting unanimously to defer Galvin VOP LLC's four MPUD amendments -- Harvest Commons, Grand View, Harvest Hills North, and Harvest Hills South -- to June 4, while two residents spoke in opposition before the Cherry Hills West 160-unit rezoning on 34 acres was also pushed to June 4. On consent, commissioners approved the KD52 MPUD rezoning covering 785 acres for a sweeping mixed-use project including 1,550 apartments, 600 single-family homes, and roughly 3.75 million square feet of commercial and industrial space.
- 4.23.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,761 cues2024-04-23·Morning Session
The board awarded a $69.44 million construction contract for the Wesley Chapel Boulevard widening from SR 56 to Pasco Road, with an additional $4.5 million for construction engineering inspection and a projected completion date of May 2027. Commissioners received a Pasco EDC update showing $238 million in capital investment and 765 new jobs secured in the second quarter, and directed planning staff to refine townhome architectural and small-lot standards before returning with final language. The meeting opened with tributes to the late Commissioner Gary Bradford, whose District 4 seat remained vacant.
- 4.23.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Afternoon Session)3,292 cues2024-04-23·Afternoon Session
The board approved a 321-unit Meritage Homes subdivision in Hudson on a 3-1 vote, restricting access at Hazel Avenue to emergency and pedestrian use only and directing a $250,000 sidewalk contribution toward improvements at Hudson and Cobra Way. Five consent rezoning items passed unanimously, including a Circle K at SR 52 and Prospect Road and a 100.8-acre comprehensive plan amendment at US 41 and Lind Avenue. An Animal Services fee schedule update projected to generate $422,000 in additional annual revenue was also approved, alongside a new five-year Tourist Development Plan and a Land Development Code amendment ordinance.
- 4.16.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Workshop: Constitutional Offices Budget4,046 cues2024-04-16·Board of County Commissioners
The Pasco County BOCC held a Constitutional Offices Budget Workshop on April 16, 2024, hearing presentations from six elected constitutional officers on funding pressures and capital needs. Sheriff Chris Nocco warned that Pasco ranks last among surrounding counties in per-capita public safety funding and law enforcement staffing ratios, with 10,000 newly approved residential units requiring roughly 40 additional deputies. Chief Judge Crane outlined a courthouse space deficit of 228,000 square feet and pointed to a comparable Pinellas County criminal justice campus projected at $280-330 million as a benchmark for Pasco's own long-planned consolidation.
- 4.10.24 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)2,976 cues2024-04-10·Morning Session
The board opened the April 10, 2024 meeting with five proclamations before approving the consent agenda 4-0, with pulled items spotlighting unsafe conditions on a linear trail in Beacon Woods East and a new sidewalk project along Kitten Trail. State lobbyists from Sunrise Consulting recapped the Florida legislative session, highlighting $25.3 million in FDOT bridge construction funding and $1.65 million for a Sheriff Wellness Center secured for Pasco County. The board also voted 5-0 to authorize a letter of support for a federal rural safety grant to widen SR 52, while public speakers raised concerns that a proposed land use plan could undermine the Northeast Rural Protected Overlay by increasing residential density.
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