# 10.08.26 Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting (MPO)


**Body:** Pasco County Government
**Date:** October 08, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Transportation, Construction & Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Pasco Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meeting on October 8, 2026, focused chiefly on a possible regional MPO merger with Hillsborough and Pinellas counties. Members discussed board apportionment, county representation on the Port Tampa Bay and Tampa International Airport governing boards, an equal-county executive committee, and voting protections for the long-range transportation plan and Transportation Improvement Program. Staff explained that changing port or airport board representation would require state legislative action, and that MPO seat changes would be considered through the post-2030 census apportionment process. Members proposed a letter to the Tampa Bay legislative delegation seeking additional county representation and raising the executive committee concept; no formal vote on that proposal was evident in the transcript. The regional transportation project-prioritization pilot, funded through a federal grant led by Hillsborough, aims to develop a shared process while recognizing differences among the counties’ priorities.

On transportation services and projects, staff reported that a Freebee microtransit pilot in Hudson is expected to launch in November, while an Uber pilot for Land O’ Lakes remains under agreement finalization, with a tentative December 2027 launch. Construction began on the Hills transfer station, with completion estimated for August 2027; pricing work continues for the Fox Hollow multimodal transfer station. Staff also presented the US 19 phase-two implementation scope, involving WSP to refine service plans, integration, cost estimates, and a financial plan; the agreement had been approved at the prior meeting. The board approved the 2027 meeting schedule and a new at-large Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee representative, and approved a Zephyrhills alternate member. No new contract award or specific dollar amount was identified.

**Source:** Pasco County Government