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February Update from Pasco County Commission Chairman Mike Moore
I hope you all had a wonderful February. As always, I greatly appreciate you taking the time to read these updates on what is happening in Pasco County.
ed by local restaurants to local food banks. This filled an important role for our residents facing economic harm from COVID-19.
groups to meet. This will be a great asset for all our citizens! While at Wesley Chapel District Park, I got to test out my slapshot at the new street hockey rink, On February 9th, the Pasbuilt as a partnership beco BOCC voted for staff to tween Pasco County and Please make sure to conbring back an ordinance for the Tampa Bay Lightning! tinue following the guidea temporary moratorium lines from our health exon new multifamily devel- Our community was perts to fight the spread opment applications from proud to serve as host for of COVID-19: wear a face U.S. 41 on the west, to State the United States Premier covering when you cannot Road 52 on north, Bruce B. Hockey League hub for the distance from others, wash Downs Boulevard on the regular season from Januyour hands regularly, and east, and State Road 56 on ary through mid-February. avoid large groups. Please the south. This is a portion The teams stayed safely at check out the Florida Deof the district I represent Saddlebrook and played partment of Health in Pas- and am strongly in favor their games at Adventco’s website at pasco.florof this moving forward. I Health Center Ice in Wesidahealth.gov for the latest believe this area is already ley Chapel. Players, coachinformation. oversaturated with mules, staff and visiting scouts tifamily units. There are generated thousands of As mentioned in last many more properties that hotel room nights and month’s update, a portion already have entitlements economic development in of Overpass Road from that could build today our community. I spoke to Boyette Road to Old Pasco without re-zonings. I bethe league’s commissionRoad closed on February lieve we need a pause to er towards the end of the 8th for approximately a take know what properties stay, they had a great time! year while construction in this area already have I invited them to come continues on the new the ability to build multiback again next season or Overpass Road interchange family apartments in this for future tournaments and on Interstate 75. This This section of the county. I do events. We are Florida’s will significantly benefit not want to lose limited Sports Coast! Avalon Park Wesley Chap- land left in this area for job el by relieving traffic off creating sites when there the interchange at Exit 279 are plenty of properties (State Road 54). that already have the zoning for multifamily. I’m thrilled to give you an update on Operation Feed Early in the month, I had Pasco, a County program the opportunity to tour the launched in partnership construction site of new with the United Way of recreation center at WesPasco County to respond to ley Chapel District Park. the needs of our communi- I’m happy to report it will ty food banks while keepopen on schedule this suming our restaurants workmer! The new facility will ing. Since Operation Feed be about 18,000 square Pasco began in May 2020, feet and includes plenty 237,000 meals were provid- of space for community
Finally, February 7th was an exciting day as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the first team to play and win the Super Bowl at their home stadium. Go Bucs! For all the latest information, please check out Pasco County’s website at MyPasco.net. Remember, we will continue to get through by working together! About: Commissioner Mike Moore represents District 2 on the Pasco County Commission. He lives in Wesley Chapel with his wife and three children.
