Update from Pasco County Commissioner

I hope you had a wonderful month of February with family and friends. It was another exciting month for Pasco County and I’m honored to share all the great things happening in our community with you.

On January 31st, after much deliberation and discussions with my family, I announced that I will be retiring from the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners at the end of my term in November and will return to the private sector full-time.

It has been an honor and a pleasure to serve the citizens of Pasco County over the past seven years and I am pleased to have led a number of transformative changes to better the quality of life for the citizens of Pasco County.

I would like to thank my family for their love and support during my time on the commission as well as our amazing county staff, my colleagues, and especially my executive assistant Terry Ewing-Chow and my legislative aide Andy Taylor. President Reagan was correct when he said, “By working together, pooling our resources and building on our strengths, we can accomplish great things.”

I am extremely grateful for the citizens of Pasco County who placed their trust and vote in me. Even though I am retiring from the commission, I will always be your champion and will continue to be by your side fighting for what is best for our county’s future.

On February 8th, I was proud to sponsor the Resolution recognizing kumquat pie as the official pie of Pasco County. We had a wonderful presentation with the Gude family of Kumquat Growers. Rosemary Gude created the recipe that is still used for kumquat pie to this day. The annual kumquat festival in Dade City brings in tens of thousands of people to our community each year to spend their money and time in Pasco County. In the picture with this column, I am presenting the Gude family with the Resolution before the presentation at the Historic Courthouse in Dade City.

In February, I participated in groundbreaking ceremony for PopStroke, a new mini-golf facility coming to Wesley Chapel. Tiger Woods is a co-owner of PopStroke and his company designs the course. It will also have a restaurant. You can look for PopStroke to open late this year in the Cypress Creek Town Center complex on State Road 56.

I’m excited to share our annual Florida’s Sports Coast Tourism Awards banquet will be May 5th at the Hyatt Place Wesley Chapel! Tickets go on sale March 2nd on the Florida’s Sports Coast website, flsportscoast. com or the Florida’s Sports Coast social media pages. It will be a great night celebrating all the great accomplishments of Pasco County’s tourism industry.

Please check out Pasco County’s website at MyPasco.net for all the latest information. I hope you and your family have a great March!

About: Commissioner Mike Moore represents District 2 on the Pasco County Commission. He lives in Wesley Chapel with his wife and three children.