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Hillsborough County commissioners approve multimillion-dollar infrastructure deals, adopt solicitation ordinance
Summary
County communications staff said the March 4 Board of County Commissioners meeting declared Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough Day, approved multiple infrastructure and flood‑mitigation agreements (including $3 million from a developer, $24 million for the Fletcher District and a $138.5 million contract increase), and adopted a solicitation ordinance to boost public safety.
Katie, with Hillsborough County Communications and Digital Media, summarized actions taken by the Board of County Commissioners at its March 4 meeting, saying the board declared March 4 as Habitat for Humanity of Tampa Bay Hillsborough Day and approved several multimillion‑dollar infrastructure and flood‑mitigation measures.
The board approved a conveyance agreement with MMI Development Inc. for stormwater improvements in Progress Village, "obligat[ing] MMI to provide an additional $3,000,000 for stormwater capacity and additional floodplain mitigation beyond what would be required for the development," Katie said. The agreement also includes construction of pathways, signage and other community enhancements intended to support multifamily housing.
Commissioners adopted an ordinance "repealing and replacing the solicitation and distribution and public roads ordinance," Katie said, explaining the change lets law enforcement prohibit pedestrians from entering roadways to distribute, receive or exchange items from vehicles. County staff described the revision as aimed at increasing public safety across the county.
The board approved the use of $24,000,000 in existing Community Investment Tax funds for critical infrastructure and public‑safety projects in the new Fletcher District. "The funds will go toward a pedestrian bridge, turn lanes, and other traffic improvements," Katie said, and county materials cited expected long‑term economic benefits for the University of South Florida and the wider community through housing, hospitality and scholastic activity.
County officials also selected 11 projects to be funded by Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) funds to address and mitigate flooding in vulnerable areas; Katie said the projects fall into four categories: neighborhood drainage improvements, ditch restorations, pulver repairs or replacements, and lift‑station resilience.
Separately, commissioners approved the fourth modification to the progressive design‑build agreement with Garney Companies Inc. for the 1 Water South wastewater conveyance and treatment project, increasing the existing contract amount by $138,500,000 for construction of the Balm Road Superlift Station, Katie said.
Votes at a glance: the communications recap reports these items as approved or adopted by the board during the March 4 meeting; motion texts, mover/second and roll‑call vote tallies were not specified in the public recap.
The county announced the next Board of County Commissioners meeting will be Wednesday, April 1 at 9 a.m.; meetings can be watched live on YouTube (search "Hillsborough County meetings") and more information is available at hhcfl.gov.
