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Commission OKs option for up to 1,200 homes in Energy Innovation Park, adds strict environmental testing
Summary
The Hillsborough County commission voted 5-1 to approve a major modification that allows up to 1,200 residential units in a portion of the Energy Innovation Park, while adding detailed preconstruction and ongoing environmental testing, radon mitigation and agency oversight after weeks of public concern about contamination.
The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved a major modification to the Energy Innovation Park (EIP) on March 10, voting 5-1 to allow an option for up to 1,200 residential units in Pocket E while imposing extensive environmental safeguards.
Under the adopted conditions, the developer must coordinate with federal and state oversight agencies and conduct baseline gamma surveys and site-specific mitigation where survey results exceed established thresholds. The conditions also require radon-mitigation barriers under every residential slab and additional testing tied to an ongoing program to monitor 1,4-dioxin plume stability, with no residential certificate of occupancy issued until required thresholds and mitigation measures are met.
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