Civic Issues
Topics getting the most attention in Pasco County public meetings, ranked by how frequently they are discussed.
5 issues with critical priority
Property Tax Reform
Budget staff modeled 4-8% taxable value growth for next year's budget and warned state property tax reform proposals could cut more than $88 million from non-mandated services like parks, libraries and senior services.
FY 2027 capital budget and five-year CIP
Gulf Harbors residents have been paying $100 a year for a park they can't fully use. The $887,000 loan extension funds trails, a dog park and amenities without raising the assessment.
Denton Avenue MPUD — density, traffic and rural compatibility (P6)
A 331-acre subdivision proposal in northwest Pasco would put 832 single-family homes, support commercial and light industrial next to 2-to-10-acre rural properties on Kitten Trail. Residents flooded the hearing citing deadly speeding on Kitten Trail, water shortages, school crowding and incompatible lot sizes; commissioners shared doubts and continued the case a month.
$156 Million Hurricane-recovery Project List
Phase 1 of the Better Future program sends $147.9 million in federal disaster money to 20 projects: stormwater fixes, Mitchell Boulevard extension, 669 homes off septic, a new east-county recreation center/hurricane shelter, homeless shelter upgrades, and the Hudson Library renovation.
Data center moratorium
Pasco adopted a one-year moratorium on data center and large-load applications, retroactive to May 27, with a 2.5-megawatt cap on incidental exemptions. Residents pushed for a permanent ban, citing water use, health impacts, and aggressive land-buyout pressure. The year will be used to study regulations.