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Staff report: South County growth has added most new road miles and is straining maintenance resources, commissioners told
Summary
A staff report found that 447 lane miles were contributed by new development in the last decade — about 90% in South County — and that the county's operations and maintenance budgets have not kept pace. Commissioners directed staff to evaluate options to address South County growth impacts.
County staff told commissioners on Oct. 1 that recent growth in South Hillsborough County has contributed most of the new roadway and related infrastructure the county must maintain and that maintenance capacity has not kept pace. Staff recommended further evaluation and the board voted 7‑0 to direct the county administrator and Public Works to report back with options and costs.
Josh Belotti, engineering and operations, summarized the county’s stormwater and floodplain standards and a case study of flooding on West Lake Drive. “The base requirement is for the post…
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