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Commissioners direct staff to study expanding county swim‑safety program after decade of training Head Start children

Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners · February 4, 2026
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Summary

After describing nearly a decade of operations that trained almost 16,000 children to swim, Chair Ken Hagan secured unanimous direction for staff to return recommendations on expanding the county’s swim‑safety and drowning‑prevention program beyond Head Start, including cost options in the $50,000–$100,000 range.

Hillsborough County commissioners on Feb. 4 voted unanimously to direct staff to produce recommendations for expanding the county’s swim‑safety and drowning‑prevention program beyond its Head Start focus.

Chair Ken Hagan reviewed the program’s origins (launched 2014 after a local drowning tragedy), partnerships…

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