GIVEN THE development BOOM in cent...

GIVEN THE development BOOM in central Florida, plans for a strange community by Tampa-based developer Devco IV would look to warrant barely a notice. moreover as the first large disclosure west of U.s. 41, the 852-acre Oakstead generated big questions about water and wildlife in Pasco shire

"It was single in kind of the first real controversies," says Barbara Wilhite, chief assistant shire attorney. "There's always controversy, nevertheless this was one of the scarcely any that made it to a [law]suit."

PUBLIC CHALLENGES

Thanks to its easy replace to Tampa, Pasco has become an appealing place to build