Hillsborough County Greenways & Trails Committee

This committee helps guide implementation of the County's Greenways and Trails Master Plan

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The Hillsborough County Greenways and Trails Committee (established 1995) considers issues relating to the implementation of the Hillsborough County Greenways and Trails Master Plan (1995, updated 2024) and is responsible for making recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners regarding those issues. Committee activities include:

• advocating protection of environmentally important lands that contribute to the greenway system,

• advocating adequate funding for land acquisition and management and for trails construction and operation,

• participating in public education and outreach activities,

• updating the Greenway and Trails map,

• guiding development of new trail concepts, and

• prioritizing trail projects for funding.

County staff, as designated by the County Administrator, provide technical and administrative support to the Committee.

Membership

The Hillsborough County Greenways and Trails Committee is comprised of 19 voting seats: twelve seats are reserved for citizen members; four seats are reserved for local government representatives; and up to three seats are reserved for utilities. Interested government agencies are invited to appoint liaisons to attend and participate in Committee meetings, but these do not have voting roles.

The citizen members represent various greenway and trail user interests and are appointed by the Committee as a whole. The allocation of seats for user interests include: one seat each representing paddling, hiking, mountain biking, and equestrian users; two seats representing users of paved multi-use trails; two seats representing the preservation and management of natural resources; and four at-large seats.

Terms

There are no set terms for Committee members. The Committee votes annually to select a Chair, Vice Chair, and Recording Secretary from among the membership.

Authority

The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners approved the first Hillsborough Greenways Master Plan and endorsed the establishment of a Greenways Committee on June 6, 1995. The Hillsborough Greenways Committee first met on August 10, 1995.

An updated Greenways and Trails Master Plan was approved by the BOCC on June 5, 2024, after which the Committee modified its name to the Hillsborough County Greenways and Trails Committee.

Special requirements

Citizen members must reside in Hillsborough County or be the owner (or representative) of a property or a business located in the County.

Meetings

Quarterly with occasional special meetings
County Center
601 E Kennedy Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33602

Resources

Get involved

The Hillsborough Greenways Committee continues to meet quarterly.

Join the Hillsborough Greenways Committee to help guide implementation of the County's Greenways Master Plan. Membership is open to County residents and owners of businesses or property in the County.
Hillsborough Greenways Committee Administrative Procedures

Contact

For more information email Christopher Fellerhoff of Community & Infrastructure Planning Department or call (813) 307-1856.

Greenways committee members

The committee consists of voting and non-voting members.

Voting members

Canoe / Kayak – Al Tillson (Alt: Vacant)
Hiking – Vacant (Alt: Adam Chamberlain)
Equestrian – Janise Man-Son-Hing (Alt: Vacant)
Mountain Bike – Vacant (Alt: Vacant)
Multi-Use Trails – Larry Weatherby, Recording Secretary (Alt: Nancy Stevens)
Multi-Use Trails – Angela Taylor (Alt: Vacant)
Natural Resources – Rob Northrop (Alt: Vacant)
Natural Resources – Ryan Bose (Alt: David L White II)
At-Large – Sally Thompson, Chair (Alt: Vacant)
At-Large – Vacant (Alt: Vacant)
At-Large – Faye Miller (Alt: Vacant)
At-Large – Mary Margaret Hull, Vice Chair (Alt: Vacant)
Hillsborough County – Eric Hothem (Alt: Paul Cook)
City of Tampa – Karla Price (Alt: Vacant)
City of Temple Terrace – Gus Karpas (Alt: Vacant)
City of Plant City – Josh Blackman (Alt: Vacant)
TECO – Vacant (Alt: Vacant)
Utility 2 – Vacant (Alt: Vacant)
Utility 3 – Vacant (Alt: Vacant)

Non-voting agency representatives

Hillsborough County Transportation Planning Organization (HC TPO) – Wade Reynolds
Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission (HC Plan Comm) – Katrina Corcoran
Environmental Protection Commission of Hillsborough County (HC EPC) – Vacant
Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD) – Carmen Sanders
Florida Gas Transmission Company – Vacant
Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) – Katie Bernier
Florida Department of Transportation District 7 (FDOT D7) – Ginger Regalado
Hillsborough County Capital Programs Department – Phillip Haas
Hillsborough County Conservation & Environmental Lands Management (CELM) – Billy Graham
Hillsborough County Parks & Recreation Department – Jason Mackenzie (Alt: Greg Brown)
Hillsborough County Jan K Platt Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program (ELAPP) – Jarryd Dalfino (Alt: Ross Dickerson)
Hillsborough County Management & Budget Department – Vacant
Hillsborough County Attorney’s Office – Whitney Green (Alt: Debora Cromarty Mincy)
Hillsborough County Community & Infrastructure Planning Department – Sarah Caper (Alt: Chris Fellerhoff)

Events

March 2026