The Pasco County Commission has approved a request for a borrow pit to provide fill dirt for use at Bexley by Newland Communities, a master-planned community, off State Road 54 in Land O’ Lakes.
The development sought approval to operate the borrow to provide up to 1 million cubic yards of sand and dirt to be excavated and hauled over a period of four years.
The borrow pit will be reclaimed after the dirt hauling is completed.
The infill dirt will be used for internal uses at Bexley, but some of will need to be trucked across Tower Road, which is used by the public.
The borrow pit site is south of Tower Road, west of Sunlake Boulevard, and about half-mile east of Ballantrae Boulevard.
The borrow pit’s operating hours will be from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. It will not operate on Sundays or holidays.
The Pasco County Planning Commission recommended approval of the request, and the County Commission approved it on its consent agenda, meaning there was no discussion of the item, at its Aug. 21 meeting.
Approval also is required from the Southwest Florida Water Management District, also known as Swiftmud.
Published September 5, 2018
