Two Rivers expansion
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Last discussed Jul 9, 2026.
Public comments (14)
Moved from overbuilt Pinellas and fears repeating it; questioned impact fees and where surf park workers would live.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:52:47 →Argued the 'third place' already exists — nature — and warned development here damages Hillsborough River headwaters and sacred ancestral lands.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:19:00 →Crystal Springs resident asking 'what will it take' for the county to stop development, questioning water for the surf park.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:21:52 →Returned to urge denial until roads, water, and infrastructure catch up: 'It's like Tampa's come to Zephyr Hills.'
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:25:29 →Urged denial, saying Two Rivers was old-growth forest cut and logged, and the community is being consumed rather than built.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:26:31 →Sierra Club vice chairman and Marine veteran asked for denial or delay, questioning how the county pays for growth if the property tax amendment passes.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:31:12 →Asked what changed since 2008 to justify the increase, questioned stormwater modeling, and criticized the afternoon meeting time excluding working residents.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:38:23 →A young resident calculated the surf park could need 17-19 million gallons to fill, arguing the aquifer can't support it.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:43:03 →Tampa Bay Sierra Club chair asked for denial or a continuance to coordinate with Hillsborough County on cross-border impacts.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:45:14 →A Two Rivers resident spoke in support, praising the developer's conservation, preserves, and flood-conscious design.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:48:27 →Supported assisted living beds but worried Pasco will need to buy 33 million gallons of water daily from Hillsborough within a decade.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:50:37 →Wanted to see actual architecture and asked whether the surf park will be open to the public — a question that shaped the final condition.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:55:00 →Lives 1,000 feet from the project; said she's heard 'a lot of words from salesmen' with no real traffic or water planning.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 2:57:32 →Said she has a hydraulics degree, cited dry wells and falling springs, and pushed back when pressed to substantiate her figures.
Planning Commission - Jul 9, 2026 · 3:05:48 →