{"id":294899,"date":"2026-06-03T20:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/294899\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:49:09","slug":"hillsborough-county-wants-feedback-on-riverviews-community-plan-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/294899\/","title":{"rendered":"Hillsborough County Wants Feedback on Riverview&#8217;s Community Plan Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"5632\" height=\"4352\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.wmnf.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Riverview_CONCEPT_MAP_6-Reduced.pdf\" class=\"attachment-260823 size-260823 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" large=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Riverview Community Plan has a new concept map, updated this past April. Image credits to Plan Hillsborough. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Listen here:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hillsborough County\u2019s city-county Planning Commission wants feedback on Riverview\u2019s Community Plan progress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The county adopted the project back in 2005 to keep up with Riverview\u2019s growing community.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It proposes goals to improve priorities like infrastructure, public spaces, mobility, support local businesses, preserve historic resources and so on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in 2024, county commissioners decided the plan needed a revision alongside the Tampa Hillsborough Highway Authority\u2019s study on the possible extension of the Selmon Expressway on the U.S. Highway 301 to Sun City Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The update seeks to study how the affect the expansion would have on the surrounding areas of the roadway in terms of land development and transportation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hillsborough\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/WQM5BTL\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.surveymonkey.com\/r\/WQM5BTL\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Spring 2026 survey <\/a>opened May 20th and consists of a series of questions that prompt residents to share their opinions on the plan and each of the 13 goals it aims to tackle within Riverview.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think as we\u2019ve been out hearing from the residents about the update of their community plan, we are hearing there\u2019s still a lot of work yet to be done and that many of the residents are telling us those goals are still relevant in many cases and still priorities,\u201d said Melissa Zornitta, the Planning Commission\u2019s Executive Director.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Andrea Papandrew, Senior Planner of the Planning Commission and Project Manager, said residents have shared their wants to preserve open and recreational spaces like Alafia River that bring them enjoyment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving forward, the planning commission says the project is an ongoing operation and will update residents on any future developments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The survey is still open but will close this Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Riverview Community Plan has a new concept map, updated this past April. 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