The Hernando County School District presented options on Tuesday to reroute and improve Wimbledon Avenue near Weeki Wachee and Winding Waters campuses and described both engineering and property‑consent hurdles.

District facilities presenter Brian Reagan said the district purchased two parcels east of Wimbledon Avenue after a traffic study recommended a loop to serve the school campus and to remove parent stacking from neighborhood streets. The district’s concept would vacate a narrow county‑owned right‑of‑way and create a new route — a zigzag roadway across district property — that would reduce required paving and make district land contiguous for safety and future use.

Reagan said a county staff estimate prepared earlier put the paving cost at about $4.0 million. He also told the meeting that county staff had informed the district the mobile‑home park adjacent to the proposed right‑of‑way would need to consent to the vacation; the district said it and the county had been unable to obtain that consent after repeated attempts.

Commissioner John Alaco and others said transferring the right‑of‑way to the district, rather than completing a full county paving project, might be a feasible path forward: the district could accept the right‑of‑way now and complete paving later when funds are available. County administration said staff would review prior vacation actions and the legal history and could revisit the transfer approach.

Why it matters: Rerouting Wimbledon Avenue is presented as a safety and traffic‑management measure tied to school campus growth. The need for property owner consent and up‑front drainage and paving costs makes it a medium‑term capital and legal issue.

Next steps: County staff said they would re‑review the vacation application and discuss whether a transfer of the county parcel to the district could be the best near‑term solution until paving funds become available.