10.20.26 Pasco Board of County Commissioners Meeting (Morning Session)

The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners’ morning session, held October 20, 2026 (the meeting metadata is dated October 21), approved several infrastructure and workforce-development items. The board approved a letter of understanding for the County Line Road widening project, with an estimated $85 million still needed: approximately $20 million for right-of-way and $65 million for construction. The proposed funding approach includes county and state contributions and a State Infrastructure Bank loan shared with Hernando County; the LOU is nonbinding, with binding funding agreements to follow. The board also approved a $142 million construction-phase amendment to the Land O’ Lakes wastewater treatment plant progressive design-build agreement with the contractor identified in the transcript as Volga Brothers. Staff said about $26 million of the amendment addresses newer regulatory requirements, with the remaining work for plant rehabilitation and added capacity.

The board approved a three-year cooperative funding agreement with AmSkills at $810,000 per year, funded through Penny for Pasco economic-development funds. The agreement provides $300,000 annually for training 200 Pasco residents and up to $510,000 based on placement of 60 residents in full-time manufacturing or technical jobs; the plan also includes repayment of AmSkills’ $150,000 debt to the county. The motion passed 3–2, and the board retained the proposed three-year term rather than extending it to five years. Separately, after a resident raised concerns that Flock cameras remained installed after the contract expired, the chair directed staff to coordinate their removal; commissioners had previously decided not to replace them with another camera brand.