Bexley Transparency: The Rangeland Project

07/24/2026

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07/24/2026

🚨 FORMAL NOTICE FILED: We Have Placed the MPO & County Attorney on Notice with Federal Officials 🚨

Bexley Neighbors,

Today, a formal notice of legal compliance and federal grant mandates was officially delivered to:
• Office of the Pasco County Attorney
• Pasco MPO Board Members
• FDOT District 7 Environmental & Safe Routes to School Offices
• Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Civil Rights

While County leadership attempts to frame the Rangeland expansion under generic administrative budgets, we have reminded them of the strict federal handcuffs governing their funding.

📌 WHAT OUR FORMAL NOTICE COVERED:

1️⃣ FISCAL CLAWBACK RISK (Section 20.G): Under the binding Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG) agreement, any attempt to bypass federal guidelines or public participation rules exposes Pasco County to a 100% repayment penalty of $2.27 Million in federal funds.
2️⃣ TITLE VI & SCHOOL SAFETY MANDATES: Pushing a multi-lane freight corridor past our elementary and middle schools without completing independent Safe Routes to School (SRTS) and PD&E reviews directly violates safety and civil rights protocols.
3️⃣ THE HEALTH & URBAN PLANNING IMPACT: Drawing from urban planning analyses—such as Volksgeist’s "How One Man Destroyed America" detailing the disastrous long-term impacts of mid-century highway carving—we highlighted how high-speed arterial roads near homes cause severe public health issues ($PM_{2.5}$ emissions, asthma, cardiovascular strain) and permanently destroy walkable communities.

We are demanding that any future UPWP budget explicitly bar federal funds from being deployed on Rangeland freight modeling without independent line-item approval and public hearings through the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC).

Our children's safety and our community's future are non-negotiable.

Send a message to learn more

05/20/2026

🚨 RANGELAND WARRIORS: STRATEGIC UPDATE FOR MAY 21 AT 1:00 PM MPO MEETING 🚨

Neighbors, as the MPO Board prepares to vote on the final budget and the federal funding agreement on May 21, our collective push has successfully locked a massive legal trap into the official record.

We have conducted a forensic review of the binding Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG) Agreement currently on the Board's desks. Even though staff scrubbed the explicit word "Rangeland" from the text to defuse public pushback, this federal contract contains strict handcuffs that we are weaponizing:

1. The Fiscal Clawback (Section 20.G, Page 11)
The contract explicitly states that if an FHWA review reveals federal planning guidelines and regulations were not followed, Pasco County is legally responsible for a 100% repayment of all awarded funds. If staff attempts to use these broad administrative lines to design or model a 6-lane freight pipeline without triggering mandatory Safe Routes to School (SRTS) safety reviews or Project Development and Environment (PD&E) studies, the county faces a massive $2.27 Million federal clawback.

2. The Unilateral Cancellation Trigger (Section 20.A.i, Page 11)
The contract mandates full public access to all materials under Chapter 119, F.S. It explicitly states that any failure to grant public access constitutes grounds for immediate, unilateral cancellation of the entire funding agreement by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The documentation of past procedural irregularities and the scrubbing of project names puts their compliance on razor-thin ice.

3. The Active Commission Directive
The Board of County Commissioners has already ordered a feasibility study for a Northern Bypass corridor through undeveloped land. The MPO Board cannot legally deploy federal funds to design an invasive residential route that directly contradicts the County Commission's active directive.

🎯 OUR UNIFIED DEMAND
Whether you are attending the meeting at 1:00 PM on May 21 in Dade City or tracking the progress online, our message to the Board is unyielding:

"We demand that the floor resolution adopting the UPWP include an explicit, binding restriction: No CPG funds may be spent on Rangeland corridor design or modeling unless and until it is brought forward as an independent line-item for full public hearings and separate Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) approval."

The legal framework is heavily in our favor, and the administrative warnings are officially anchored in their files. Let's make sure they know the community is watching every item on that agenda!

05/18/2026

🚨 WE HAVE OFFICIALLY FILED OUR DEMANDS WITH THE COUNTY 🚨
Bexley Neighbors,

Tonight, a formal letter was sent directly to Pasco County Attorney David Goldstein, Tania Gorman, and the entire MPO Board. We have demanded that this letter be entered into the official public record for both the MPO Board Meeting and the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) proceedings this Thursday, May 21st.

They tried to tell us that the language building an "Amazon Shortcut" through our neighborhood was just a provisional draft. Fine. If they aren’t planning to destroy our quiet trails for 18-wheelers, we are demanding they PUT IT IN WRITING by placing a legally binding restriction on their $2.2 Million federal grant.

Read our full, official warning to the board below:

To:
David Goldstein, Tania Gorman, MPO Comments, [email protected], [email protected]

Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], Kathryn Starkey, Jack Mariano, Lisa Yeager, Ron Oakley, Seth D. Weightman, [email protected], Jared Perdue, Greg Moore, Governor RonDeSantis, [email protected], Kontses Panos

Sun, May 17 at 8:36 PM

Dear Mr. Goldstein and Members of the Pasco MPO Board,

I am writing to you as a concerned Pasco taxpayer citizen and Bexley resident regarding the upcoming May 21st MPO Board Meeting and the final adoption of the Unified Planning Work Program (UPWP) for FY 2027-2028.

We are fully aware that the language explicitly referencing "Freight Integration" and the "Ultimate Design" for the Rangeland Boulevard Extension was removed from recent drafts under the explanation that the May 5th vote was merely a provisional draft to secure federal Consolidated Planning Grant (CPG) funding. If it is indeed true that the MPO has no intention of quietly advancing a heavy industrial freight corridor through our residential neighborhood, then this Board should have zero objection to granting our community binding written assurances.

We formally demand that the final adoption of the UPWP include an explicit, legally binding restriction stating that no CPG funds allocated under this budget shall be used for planning, modeling, or engineering a freight integration corridor or a new Suncoast Parkway interchange at Rangeland Boulevard unless and until the project is brought back as a distinct, transparent line-item for a full public hearing and separate approval through the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC). Bypassing the proper channels of public oversight through sanitized language is a severe breach of public trust and constitutes a regulatory evasion. Attempting to lay out a heavy truck route while avoiding critical oversight—such as a formal Safe Routes to School (SRTS) study or comprehensive environmental studies—leaves this entire process vulnerable to immediate legal challenge.

Furthermore, the MPO is fundamentally on the wrong foot. Instead of designing walkable communities, the MPO has chosen to destroy an established pedestrian residential neighborhood to save approximately three minutes of transit time for freight trucks passing directly in front of our local schools under the guise of "regional mobility."

If the MPO is truly serious about regional mobility, its focus should be on the following alternative infrastructures:

* Developing a northern bypass in the undeveloped land north of Bexley to keep heavy commercial traffic entirely outside of residential zones.

* Making substantial modifications to State Road 54 by introducing dedicated express and local lanes.

* Enhancing the existing infrastructure at the SR 54 and Suncoast Parkway interchange to accommodate regional volume safely.

A multi-billion-dollar corporation like Amazon should pay for its own direct route to the Suncoast Parkway rather than shifting the infrastructure costs onto Pasco County taxpayers. There is viable commercial property directly in front of the Amazon Sortation Center, including an office park and hotel area, where a dedicated secondary interchange connection can be constructed specifically for industrial logistics.

Pasco County should focus its long-term vision on building tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly roads. Business developments, commercial properties, and high-density apartments should be strictly restricted to walkable neighborhoods to decrease car dependence as much as possible, protecting our families, our strollers, and our community trails.

I formally request and demand that this letter be entered in its entirety into the official public record for both the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Board Meeting and the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) proceedings.
We look forward to your response and expect these critical restrictions to be addressed on the record this Thursday.

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📢 WHAT YOU CAN DO RIGHT NOW:

Share this post. The MPO is counting on us staying quiet because they hid the project names. Let's make sure every resident knows what is at stake.

Write an email to MPO Board: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected].

Show up this Thursday, May 21st at 1:00 PM (37918 Meridian Ave, Dade City). We need bodies in those seats. If they see a united front, they cannot ignore us.

05/18/2026

🚨 NEW STRATEGY FOR MAY 21st: DEMAND BINDING ASSURANCES! 🚨

The County claims the language about the "Amazon Shortcut" was just a draft to meet a May 15th funding deadline. Fine. If they aren't planning to build a 6-lane truck highway past our playgrounds, we are demanding they PUT IT IN WRITING on May 21st.

We are demanding a binding restriction on the $2.2 Million grant: NO FREIGHT PLANNING WITHOUT CAC APPROVAL. If they try to sneak it through without School Safety (SRTS) or Environmental studies, we will take legal action.

Drop a 👍 if you stand with us. See you Thursday at 1:00 PM in Dade City!

05/11/2026

🚨 WOULD YOU SIGN A CONTRACT WITH A BLANK PAGE? 🚨

Pasco County is asking for $2.2 Million in federal grants for the "Rangeland Extension." But have you seen the official contract?

The Red Flag:
On Page 14 (Exhibit A), where the "Scope of Work" is supposed to be—the page is LITERALLY BLANK.

Why this matters to YOU:

No Accountability: They are asking for millions of our tax dollars without putting the "Ultimate Design" (the 6-lane freight plan) in writing for the public to see.

The Amazon Shortcut: While the page is blank, we know the goal: a high-speed industrial pipe from the Eagle Industrial Park to the Suncoast Parkway, cutting right through Bexley.

The May 21st Vote: They want to finalize this "Blank Check" budget in just 10 days.

Our Demand:
No blank pages. No secret shortcuts. No industrial 18-wheelers next to our playgrounds. We deserve a 4-lane residential road (Alternative A) that prioritizes our families over corporate logistics speed.

📢 ACTION: Comment "NO BLANK CHECKS" below if you think our neighborhood deserves transparency!

05/10/2026

🚨 WHY BEXLEY? THE "3-MINUTE" TRUTH THEY WON'T TELL YOU 🚨

Ever wonder why Pasco County is obsessed with building a new Suncoast Interchange at Rangeland when Ridge Road (Exit 25) and SR 52 are already there?

We’ve done the math. It’s not about "traffic relief"—it’s about Amazon’s stopwatches.

The Current Reality:
Right now, heavy trucks from the Eagle Industrial Park (East of 41) have to navigate the congestion of SR 54 to get to the Suncoast. It’s slow, it’s frustrating, and for a multi-billion dollar logistics company, every minute sitting at a red light is lost profit.

The "Gift" at Our Expense:
By building the Rangeland Extension and a new private interchange:

The Shortcut: Trucks turn right on Bexley Blvd and left on Rangeland—a "beeline" to the Suncoast.

The Profit: This shaves roughly 3-5 minutes off every single trip.

The Price: Our children’s safety, our quiet trails, and 18-wheelers "mid-mile" line-hauls feet away from our strollers.

The Question for May 21st:
Why are we spending millions in taxpayer grants to build a "shortcut" for Amazon when Ridge Road and SR 52 are already under-utilized?

Pasco County: Our safety is worth more than 3 minutes of Amazon’s transit time.

📢 ACTION: Share this if you agree that Bexley is a neighborhood, not a "logistics bypass"!

05/09/2026

🚨 ACTION ALERT: 2 Minutes to Save Bexley 🚨

Welcome to our new members! You are joining a surge of neighbors who refuse to let our community be turned into an industrial freight corridor.

The MPO Board meets on May 21st to decide the budget. They need to hear from us NOW so our opposition is part of the official public record.

YOUR MISSION: Copy and paste the text below into an email and send it to the MPO.

📧 TO: [email protected]
📧 CC: [email protected]
📝 SUBJECT: Public Comment for May 21st Meeting - Rangeland Budget

COPY/PASTE THIS MESSAGE:
"I am a resident of Bexley and I formally oppose the current UPWP budget for the Rangeland Boulevard Extension. I demand the following:

NO Amazon/Industrial Monster Truck Highway.

NO Suncoast Parkway Interchange.

NO Six-Lane Expansion ('Ultimate Design').

I request that all project funding be restricted to Option A (4-Lanes) with a safe underpass or overpass for our trails. Our children's safety and our community's peace are not for sale to industrial interests."

Done? Comment "SENT" below so we can track our numbers! 🛡️👶💪

05/09/2026

WHO AUTHORIZED THE $676,000 INCREASE? 🧐

We’ve caught the Pasco MPO in a mathematical shell game.

May 5th Signed Budget: $917,292 for Administration.

Tania’s "New" Draft: $1,594,080.

Where is that extra $676,788 going? They’ve scrubbed the name "Rangeland" but kept the money. They are building a "Theater of Deception" while ignoring the safety of our families.

They want the 18-wheelers. We want the strollers.

May 21st. Be there. Demand the truth.

05/09/2026

THE BEXLEY PROMISE vs. THE INDUSTRIAL REALITY

When we bought our homes in Bexley, we were promised a community designed for families, safety, and peace. We were promised trails and safe paths for our children.

The County is currently rewriting that promise behind closed doors.

While they use technical terms like "Project Eagle" and "Regional Freight Integration," the reality is much simpler: They are planning for 18-wheelers to drive right next to our children’s strollers.

❌ No transparency.
❌ No Citizens Advisory review.
❌ $2.2 Million already "parked" for industrial design.

Don't let them turn our neighborhood into a logistics hub for a mega-corporation. Our children’s safety is not for sale.

Call to Action: Join us on May 21st at the MPO Workshop. Let’s show them that Bexley is a community, not a highway.