Residents of Heritage Lake and Riverside Village have kept an eye on the 41-acre parcel for nearly a decade, fighting an apartment complex once planned there and convincing the county to buy the land for a possible park. But after some citizens questioned how much that park might cost them on their tax bills last year, the commission delayed action on transforming the site into a private .
Pasco County’s has long touted itself as a place for people who like to do things outdoors, whether it’s play softball or go for a hike. But fees it has collected to expand and enhance those offerings haven’t kept pace with the county’s explosive growth, said commissioners, who voted this week to triple them. To do so, commissioners agreed on Tuesday to declare an extraordinary need exists, a .