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Helipad decision postponed
A land use hearing officer already has deemed the request inappropriate.
By AMBER MOBLEY
Published September 22, 2006
CARROLLWOOD - A decision on whether a local oil and gas executive can fly, land and store a helicopter at his Lake Magdalene estate has been postponed until Dec. 12. County commissioners were scheduled to hear recent findings on Tony Ferguson's request and then rule on the issue at their Sept. 26 land use meeting. But Ferguson asked for a postponement, said Geri Shoffstall of the county's Planning and Growth Management Department. Ferguson's request to rezone his property for helicopter use is inconsistent with the Hillsborough comprehensive plan for the area and is inappropriate, according to a report from a county land use hearing officer. Still, the final decision will be left up to the County Commission. Ferguson had been landing two helicopters on his estate since 1995 until neighbors began complaining in 2003. Commissioners later changed an ordinance to allow for Ferguson's helicopters. The separate issue of rezoning the property for a helipad - as well as five residential units, a helicopter hangar, a storage building and a new lot - remains undecided. Amber Mobley can be reached at amobley@sptimes.com or 813 269-5311.
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