Denton Avenue MPUD

Owns 2.5 acres on the southwest corner; said nobody can call three houses per acre a transition to a rural neighborhood and asked for a gentler edge.

Lives right behind the project and asked the Board to vote against the rezoning to protect rural communities, wildlife, and the area's character.

A 25-year Hudson resident on a well, she worried new construction will deplete area wells and destroy one of the last natural parts of Pasco.

Breeds quarter horses on Matis Road; said the project's small lots back up to her private horse-riding dirt road and demanded a full buffer and security fence.

Cited nine traffic fatalities on Kitten Trail since 1997 and warned overflow traffic will hit the two-lane rural road with school traffic.

Cited drone footage of school congestion, the 2019 death of a student on Kitten Trail, and a 2021 traffic study showing roadway failure at just 2% growth; asked to prohibit vehicular access to Kitten Trail.

A Shady Hills resident on a well, she described pothole-ridden roads, a friend struck on Denton, and asked the Board to protect the last rural area.

On a low-lying Kitten Trail lot, she had standing water after 11 inches of rain and worries about flooding once the area is cemented over; also described dangerous traffic passing her driveway.

Quoted the comp plan's rural compatibility language and said the 40-foot buffer still puts two and a half houses behind her 2.5-acre property; asked for one-acre perimeter lots.

Raised the 2021 water resource report on protected species — gopher tortoises, indigo snakes, bald eagles — and asked what protections exist and whether grading has already destroyed burrows.

A real estate agent who cited code sections 522.2 and 522.4 and asked the Board to demand acre-sized perimeter lots as an appropriate transition.

Wanted an updated traffic study — noting the 2025 study still based on 832 units — and said no buffer can bridge the gap between 70-foot lots and multi-acre rural parcels.

Cited seven fatalities on Denton and nine on Kitten Trail, warned of overflow traffic, and argued the buffer comparisons to other projects don't fit Kitten Trail's 35 affected properties.

Said the developer ignored the commission's one-acre lot suggestion and asked what about the people actually surrounding the property.

First-time speaker opposed the rezoning, saying rural Pasco is disappearing and growth should go where infrastructure exists.

Wanted the area to stay rural, citing wildlife, policing gaps, speeders, and flooding over Denton Avenue.

Described near-misses turning onto her driveway from heavy Denton Avenue traffic and begged the commission not to pass the ordinance, citing eagles and gopher tortoises on the land.

Worried about flooding onto her low-lying three acres, her well, gopher tortoises, and cars passing her as she turns into her driveway.

Thanked staff but said the density reduction was forced, the applicant ignored the commission's one-acre lots, and asked for denial.

Owns 12 acres bordering the site; asked for the one-acre lots and confirmation of single-story homes on both sides of the southern spur.

Runs a ten-acre horse breeding estate across from the site and asked the commission not to ruin 'this little piece of heaven.'

A sixth-generation Floridian whose family has endured lime-rock roads and dump trucks on Kitten Trail for decades — asked the commission not to push the development on them.

Questioned the county's own 'open spaces, vibrant places' motto, called comparison projects night-and-day smaller, and raised well-water and drought supply concerns.

A 40-year Kitten Trail resident with livestock said the plan isn't compatible with rural life and cynically predicted the development will happen anyway.

Moved for the rural lifestyle three years ago; warned future suburban buyers will clash with roosters, gunfire and livestock next door.

Argued the real question is compatibility — the five comparison projects combined fit inside this one, and only Denton Place compares in scale but borders no rural acreage owners.

A Kitten Trail resident argued 2.5 homes per acre doesn't fit a neighborhood of 2-plus-acre lots, cited prior denials, criticized using Bolton Avenue for access, and warned about data centers straining power and water.

Urged keeping all connections off Kitten Trail, citing the 2022 death of 15-year-old cyclist Miles Ferenco, dangerous school-entrance congestion, and lot-size incompatibility with 32 adjacent rural homes.

Opposed any Kitten Trail access, citing the Palm Wind emergency-access conversion as precedent, and urged denial over density incompatible with 2-to-10-acre neighbors and unexamined commercial/industrial traffic.

Said Denton Avenue is already 'a racetrack' she walks daily and can't absorb 832 more homes plus hundreds already under construction nearby.

Raised water restrictions and traffic on Denton, one of only three east-west arteries, saying people are already getting hit and there are no street lights.

A 30-year Kitten Trail resident described flooding in her low yard, litter from dump traffic, and school-bus driver shortages, recounting a school official's dismissive comment about school capacity.

A four-acre owner opposed the density, saying three or four homes per acre clashes with the horse-farm character he bought into 30 years ago.

Opposed 'vehemently,' citing dangerous speeding on Kitten Trail even in school zones, recurring droughts, and unfairness to Bolton Avenue residents.

Lives directly across from the proposed park; opposed over water, traffic and sidewalks, asking for a sidewalk on the park side of Kitten Trail if approved.

Mother of two nearby landowners, said the rural character is being taken away and there is not enough water to go around.

Said traffic near the school has multiplied in four years, caution lights are ignored, and she's nearly been hit in her own driveway; also opposed over water.

Echoed the traffic and water concerns, saying sidewalks with kids won't be safe on a road where people speed, and objected to zoning changes eroding rural land.

A realtor/broker from nearby Hudson said the county has met its development limit, warned about well-water depletion, and recounted a broken buffer agreement at another subdivision.

Delivered an impassioned speech accusing the board of being a rubber stamp for developers, saying wildlife deaths and mounting traffic are 'the price of this growth,' and urged members to deny and 'put citizens above speculators.'

A Mattis Road resident since 1992 appreciated the developer's changes but still opposed over density, worrying new neighbors will complain about lawful shooting on rural properties.

Traded a gated-community home for a mobile home on Kitten Trail for the freedom and wildlife; said the development will destroy the community and asked for one home per three acres.

A 40-year Kitten Trail landowner and former deputy suggested an equestrian subdivision with one-to-two-acre parcels, raised water supply questions, and predicted strain on the sheriff's office.

A farmer at the development's corner with four children said Hudson Primary Academy is already full, drivers blow through the school zone at 40-50 mph, and $600-700K homes won't attract rural-lifestyle buyers.

Lives at the corner of Bolton and Dennis on four acres; asked why setbacks he had to follow won't apply, worried about traffic on his private-to-centerline road, and described displaced wildlife including rattlesnakes and bobcats.