Pasco County, the school district of Pasco County and Pasco Investment Land LLC have agreed to a land swap in connection with a county district park in Connerton.
Pasco County owns approximately 119.7 gross acres that have been deeded for a district park in Connerton, a master-planned community in Land O’ Lakes.
The school board owns approximately 22.3 acres that is slated for a future school site, and Pasco Investment Land LLC, also referred to in the agreement as Connerton, owns the adjacent land.
Under the exchange, Pasco County has agreed to convey about 6.6 acres of upland acreage to the school board.
The county also agreed to convey about 46.8 upland acres to Connerton.
The school board has agreed to convey about 6.6 acres of upland acres to Connerton.
And, Connerton has agreed to convey approximately 53.6 upland acres to Pasco County.
The agreement also calls for Pasco County to establish a parks and recreation impact fee credit for all parkland to be retained and exchanged within 30 days of the closing.
The county also agreed to provide for a north-south drive aisle, to the east and parallel to Flourish Drive that allows for vehicular access from the future Connerton Boulevard to the northern boundary of the park site.
The land swap aims to facilitate the development of an elementary school, a middle school and a district park.
There are no immediate plans for the schools or the park, according to school district and county parks officials.
However, the school district and county do plan to share use of the park facilities once they are built.
The development of the district park “is all tied to funding,” said Keith Wiley, director of Pasco County’s Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources department.
Published July 25, 2018
