NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that the Pasco County Board of County Commissioners (BCC) will hold a public hearing at the West Pasco Government Center Board Room, 1st Floor, 8731 Citizens Drive, New Port Richey, Florida 34654 on August 25, 2026, at 1:30 PM, to consider a petition submitted by James K. Rau and Donna Rau to vacate the following platted right-of-way:

A portion of the undeveloped right-of-way labeled Rocky Drive on Plat Book 6 Page 42, otherwise described as follows:

Begin at the Southeast corner of Lot 15, Decarolis Villas, according to the plat thereof, as recorded in Plat Book 6, Page 42, of the Public Records of Pasco County, Florida, also being a point on the Westerly right of way line of Rocky Drive; Thence N89°54’59”E a distance of 50.05’, along the Southerly boundary of said plat to the Southwest corner of Lot 18, also being a point on the Easterly right of way line of Rocky Drive; Thence N00°05’46”W a distance of 215.57’ to the Northwest corner of Lot 17; thence S89°56’44”W 49.98’ to the Northeast corner of Lot 14; thence S00°04’40”E 215.60’, along the Westerly right of way line of Rocky Drive, to the Southeast corner of Lot 15 and the point of beginning. Together with internal lot lines between Lots 14-15 and Lots 17-18.

All affected parties have a right to appear at this public hearing, to be heard regarding these issues, and to file written objections with the BCC, at the address above, before the public hearing. All interested persons in support of, or opposed to the vacation, are invited to attend the public hearing and give comment. To learn how to participate in this hearing virtually, which requires advance registration, please visit www.pascocountyfl.net and select Government, then Agendas and Minutes, then Public Comment Options, or call the County’s Customer Service Center at (727) 847-2411.

Any person who wants to appeal any decision made by the BCC with respect to any matter considered at any meeting or public hearing will need a record of the proceedings and may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made at their own expense, and which record includes the testimony and evidence on which the appeal is to be based. For meetings, persons may obtain a verbatim record of the proceeding by contacting the Clerk and Comptroller’s Office, East Pasco Government Center, 14326 6th Street, Suite 201, Dade City, Florida 33523-3414; or at (352) 521-4345.

Information concerning this matter is on file and available for examination at Pasco County Real Property Division, 7220 Osteen Road, New Port Richey, Florida 34653; or by contacting the Pasco County Real Property Division at (727) 847-8138, or on the Pasco County website, www.pascocountyfl.net, three days before the public hearing, under the link “Agendas & Minutes.”

If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Pasco County Customer Service Center, 8731 Citizens Drive, New Port Richey, Florida 34654; (727) 847 2411 (V) at least 7 days before the public hearing, or immediately upon receiving this notification, if the time before the public hearing is less than 7 days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711.

PASCO COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.
July 26, 2026 & August 2, 2026 97509