TOWN ‘N’ COUNTRY — A coalition of homeowner associations and civic groups is pushing Hillsborough County to turn a vacant parcel at the corner of Sheldon Road and Waters Avenue into a park connected to the Upper Tampa Bay Trail.
County Commissioner Harry Cohen, whose District 1 includes the site, told a packed room at the Town ‘N’ Country Regional Library on April 8 that he supports the idea and will work with county departments to determine what it would cost.
“We really do have an opportunity to make use of it for a recreational space,” Cohen said. “It sits on Rocky Creek, so it really has a nice, sort of riverbank feel for a great deal of it. And with the Upper Tampa Bay Trail right there, it really can lend itself to some type of recreational activity.”…