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Board of County Commissioners, May 5, 2026

Approved: Surplus declaration and donation of Lake Dan parcel to Hillsborough County, unanimous

2h 45m19,575 words
8 mentionsvarianceresidentialpublic hearingland usecommercialapprovedPinellas County, FL
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What happened

On May 5, 2026, Pinellas County approved Surplus declaration and donation of Lake Dan parcel to Hillsborough County (unanimous).

The Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners approved two Largo countywide plan map amendments: case CW2605 (540 acres along Clearwater Largo Road, amended to Activity Center) and case CW2606 (316 acres in the West Bay Drive Activity Center vicinity), both unanimously.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Pinellas County, FL
Governing body
Final authority
Date
May 5, 2026
Decisions
5 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, unanimous

Free sample: decision 1 of 5

Countywide plan map amendment CW2605, Clearwater Largo Road

Proposed ordinance by the city of Largo to amend the countywide plan map from activity center, residential medium, retail and services, office, employment, public, semi-public, and recreation open space to activity center, regarding 540 acres more or less generally located along Clearwater Largo Road between Bel Air Road and Rosary Road, including portions of alternate U.S. Highway 19 and surrounding properties. Motion by Commissioner Peters, second by Commissioner Scott. Carried unanimously.

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Key Decisions (5)

Approved

Countywide plan map amendment CW2605, Clearwater Largo Road

Vote: unanimous
Approved

West Bay Drive Activity Center planning framework amendment CW2606

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Revised hazard mitigation grant for traffic control cabinets

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Surplus declaration and donation of Lake Dan parcel to Hillsborough County

Vote: unanimous
Other

Consensus to release RFN for downtown Clearwater county campus redevelopment

Vote: unanimous

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Development Activity (1)

Downtown Clearwater county campus redevelopment

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (5)

Commercial Demand

Pinellas County is preparing to market ~22 acres of downtown…

Sentiment

Multiple commissioners expressed opposition to data centers in Pinellas County,…

Infrastructure

Major roadway reconstruction and safety work continues along Alt US…

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Agenda results

City of Clearwater Ordinance No annexation

Case 26-0650A
No vote recorded

City of Safety Harbor Ordinance No annexation

Case 26-0651A
No vote recorded

Who spoke

20 distinct speakers; 14 identified names.

All speaker roles: 1 Unknown, 1 Chair, 4 Witness, 7 Commissioner, 2 Public, 2 Staff, 1 Clerk, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney.

Identified name roles: 1 Chair, 3 Witness, 6 Commissioner, 2 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney.

Speaker sample: Eggers, Chair.

13 more identified names in Pro: 3 Witness, 6 Commissioner, 2 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep, 1 Attorney.

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Zoning terms (6)

8 recorded timestamps

  • variance (2 timestamps)
  • residential (1 timestamps)
  • public hearing (2 timestamps)
  • land use (1 timestamps)
  • commercial (1 timestamps)
  • approved (1 timestamps)

Decision moments (5)

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