PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A quiet sale, tens of thousands of dollars owed and residents are taking their concerns to county commissioners.
“Flooding concerns, property values, quality of life,” one resident said.
“A real concern with what’s happening,” another homeowner said.
“Please do not let this happen to this neighborhood,” another Tarpon Woods community member said at Thursday’s county commission meeting.
The Tarpon Woods golf course sold in 2022.
Pinellas County Property Appraiser Mike Twitty said he just found that out a couple weeks ago and that the proper forms still haven’t been filed by the new owners.
That was a more than $75,000 mistake.
Now, the people like Kelly Paige who live along the golf course are outraged.
Paige said she bought her home after the 2022 sale and had no idea.
“If we lose 20-30% of house value, some of us are going to lose a quarter of a million dollars,” she said.
News Channel 8 took these concerns to Kyle Parks, who is answering questions from the press for the new owners.