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Residents tell Pasco MPO they oppose Ayers Road extension, citing water and rural impacts
Summary
Several Pasco County residents urged the MPO to reject FDOT’s Ayers Road extension corridors, saying the project would cross protected rural lands, threaten aquifer recharge on the Central Ridge, increase traffic and fatalities, and spur unwanted development.
Residents opposed FDOT’s proposed Ayers Road extension during the public‑comment period at the Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization meeting on Nov. 5, saying the project would cut through rural, ecologically sensitive land and worsen safety and traffic.
"We do not want it taken from us by multi lane roads ... that would allow for faster, deadlier traffic past our door," said Melanie Lamberson,…
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