Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Latest reporting from the Local Government desk.
Local Government
Incumbent Pasco County Commissioner Lisa Yeager defeated challenger Jonathon Deckard by nearly two-to-one in the Aug. 18 District 4 Republican primary, securing her hold on the seat that oversees development along the U.S. 41 corridor through Land O' Lakes.
Local Government
Pasco County published its official Business Impact Estimate for a proposed golf cart ordinance that would let HOAs and CDDs in unincorporated Land O' Lakes, Lutz and Odessa apply to open multiuse paved trails to golf carts, setting the application fee at $550, lower than the $1,000 previously reported.
Local Government
Pasco County Public Works crews are milling and repaving 24 roads in Lutz's Turtle Lakes subdivision under the county's Better Way to Pay for Paving program, which replaced the old system that billed homeowners directly for road rehabilitation.
Local Government
PulteGroup's Vida's Way community in Wesley Chapel opened Fudge & Rusty's Dog Park on Aug. 1, honoring the DePue family's century-old cattle ranch that still operates next door on 1,800 acres.
Local Government
Lutz and Odessa residents in Hillsborough County have until Sunday, Aug. 16 to vote early at any of 27 sites, one day longer than Pasco County's Saturday cutoff, ahead of the Aug. 18 primary.
Local Government
Hillsborough County's Land Use Hearing Officer heard nine variance and special-use applications on Aug. 10 affecting unincorporated properties near Land O' Lakes, Odessa and Lutz, including three wetland-setback requests and a proposed community residential home. Decisions are expected within 21 days, and six more cases were pushed to Sept. 14.
Local Government
Pasco County launched its free Work Local Small Business Support Program on Aug. 12, offering a one-on-one concierge service to help locally owned businesses with 25 or fewer employees navigate permitting and development.
Local Government
The Southwest Florida Water Management District is conducting an 85-acre prescribed burn at Starkey Wilderness Preserve in Pasco County that began Tuesday and continued into Wednesday, with the burn unit located near the Suncoast Parkway west of Land O' Lakes.
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Pasco County's 11th annual Two Good Soles drive is collecting new shoes and socks for students in need at government offices countywide through Oct. 16, with organizers highlighting an urgent need for adult-size athletic shoes.
Local Government
Hillsborough County has one confirmed Vibrio vulnificus case in 2026 as Florida reports 14 infections and two deaths statewide, prompting safety warnings for residents who swim or eat shellfish during peak summer months.
Local Government
The Hillsborough County Land Use Hearing Officer heard nine variance and special-use applications on Aug. 10 affecting properties in unincorporated Land O' Lakes, Odessa and Lutz, including wetland-setback encroachments, a proposed school and a community residential home, with decisions due Aug. 31 and seven more cases continued to Sept. 14.
Local Government
The Pasco County Sheriff's Office is replacing its Flock license plate reader cameras with Axon technology along the SR-54 corridor, including at Collier Parkway in Land O' Lakes, saving about $50,000 while raising ongoing privacy questions about plate data retention and sharing.
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