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Helicopter Pad Hearing Delayed

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By STEPHEN HAMMILL, The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 24, 2007

ODESSA - The public hearing to decide whether to allow Ernie Haire to build a helicopter pad on his property at Keystone Lake has been moved back to Dec. 14.

The auto dealer will make his case for a special-use permit to the county's land use hearing officer. The public hearing will take place at the Board of County Commissioners meeting room, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd.

Haire is seeking permission to build a helicopter pad on his 5-acre property at 17909 Crawley Road, in a relatively rural section of the county.

Some of Haire's neighbors have said a helicopter pad would disrupt Keystone Lake. Others said he should install the helipad at his main home at 16225 Villarreal de Avila in Central Tampa.

The hearing, initially scheduled for October, was moved to Nov. 16 and has been postponed again at Haire's request. Staff members of the county's Planning and Growth Department said it is unlikely the helipad proposal will be approved based on current data.

Tom Hiznay, senior planner for the county, will make his recommendation to the Land Use Hearing Officer, whose decision will be filed with the clerk of the county commission within 15 days of the hearing. The permit number is SU 07-1748.

For information, call the Planning and Growth Department at (813) 276-2058.

Reporter Stephen Hammill can be reached at (813) 865-1523 or at shammill@tampatrib.com.

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