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LPA debates whether to keep Kitten Trail on Pasco Moves vision map as residents’ rural character concerns surface
Summary
Pasco County planning staff and Local Planning Agency members debated removing Kitten Trail from the transportation vision map, with commissioners warning the corridor designation could invite development and staff saying removal would not change regional traffic but could reduce required pedestrian investments; the issue will return after public comment and full comp‑plan review.
Members of the Pasco County Local Planning Agency debated whether to keep Kitten Trail on the Pasco Moves vision roadway map, weighing residents’ desire to preserve a rural country-road character against staff’s effort to preserve future multimodal options.
The discussion opened when commissioners questioned whether Kitten Trail—described in the meeting as predominately single‑family and estate parcels—should remain identified as a vision collector. Commissioners said they worried the road’s inclusion could transform a quiet, rural street into a cut‑through or truck route and depress nearby property values.
County staff told the LPA the practical transport effect would be limited. "It won't have an effect on regional conveyance because the road will exist whether it's on the vision road network or not," said Nick Yuran, county engineer, arguing that the planned facility would remain two lanes either way. He warned, however, that removing Kitten Trail from the vision network would likely reduce the county's ability to require sidewalks, trails or other pedestrian investments and might change how development proposals are conditioned.
The commission and school‑district representative also flagged safety and pedestrian access near Hudson High School: staff noted a recent fatal bicycle crash on Kitten Trail and said a sidewalk on the south side of the road is being considered to improve access to the school. Commissioners said public input from people who live on Kitten Trail should guide whether the county preserves the corridor as a vision collector or removes it to protect the rural character.
No formal decision was made in the morning workshop. LPA members asked staff to note the Kitten Trail issue and to return the matter to the commission after afternoon public comments and again when the full comprehensive plan is presented for formal consideration.
What happens next: staff will record public comments and bring Kitten Trail back to the LPA during the full comp‑plan review, when the commission will have the option to recommend retention or removal as part of the comp‑plan amendment process.
