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Hillsborough County proclaims Strawberry Festival Days, schedules land‑use hearing and names Good Government Award display
Summary
County communications recapped several administrative and ceremonial items from Feb. 18: the board proclaimed Feb. 26–Mar. 8 as Florida Strawberry Festival Days, received a Mosey property pre‑development report with a future land‑use hearing set for April 23, and approved a county center wall display honoring Good Government Award recipients and a plaque for Richard Rich Reedy.
Hillsborough County communications staff said the board declared Feb. 26 through 03/08/2026 as Florida Strawberry Festival Days to recognize the longstanding community event that highlights Plant City agriculture and related businesses. "The board declared February 26 through 03/08/2026 as Florida Strawberry Festival Days," Demores said in the meeting recap.
The recap stated the festival has historically united the community since 1930 and said the transcript lists a $1,100,000,000 strawberry industry in Hillsborough County and that the festival draws over 650,000 residents and visitors each year. Those figures were provided in the communications summary; the recap did not attach an economic‑impact study or supporting documentation to the remarks.
On planning and development, the board received a staff report on the Mosey property phase‑1 pre‑development agreement and master development conceptual plan at the corner of Fowler Avenue and North 50th Street in Tampa. The communications summary said the mixed‑use project would include two hotels, multifamily housing, retail and office space, a field house, a movie theater and an iceplex; the planning commission approved the plan on Feb. 9 and a future land‑use public hearing with the City of Tampa is scheduled for April 23.
The board also approved naming a planned wall display in the county center lobby for recipients of the county's Good Government Award and including a plaque commemorating Richard Rich Reedy, described in the recap as a longtime aide to BOCC Chair Ken Hagan who passed away on 11/11/2025.
The communications recap closed with routine meeting logistics: the next VLCC meeting is March 4 at 9 a.m., meetings are available on the county's YouTube channel under "Hillsborough County Meetings," and county service information is at hcfl.gov.
