Show your support, make your voice heard and please Contact the Hillsborough County Commissioners and tell them not to shut Pine Key Tampa Bay down and to give the island appropriate zoning of (IR) "island recreation" or a similar designation. 

Click The link to contact all the county commissioners: 

https://hcflgov.formstack.com/forms/contact_commissioner?field51883190=1%0A2%0A3%0A4%0A5%0A6%0A7

You can copy and paste the below message to the county and/or create your own original message to them.

"I am in support of Pine Key being zoned (IR) "island recreation" or a similar designation that will allow the island to continue to be used as it has been for the past 5+ years. The current owners have staff on the island to keep everyone safe and keep the island clean"

Turning this island into a privately owned nature preserve that's not allowed to earn money, what happens next? Who pays for the upkeep of the island and who pays the staff to keep people safe and who pays the staff to clean up the island? If the current owners are forced off the property, who's going to protect the island and who's going to fund it? 

Is the county going to create an "island patrol" and how much does that cost the taxpayers?

If the island does not get the appropriate zoning, the entire island will be shut down with no access to the public. 

The county made a claim that helicopters could not land on the island, they are wrong, we've done it several times...

Another representative of Hillsborough County also made a claim that we requested to the Tampa Bay Pilots association that the port should change their shipping schedule, to accommodate us, this is also a false statement...

Recent drone video of the island

In efforts to prevent this beautiful staple to our community from being ripped from us, we're asking for your help by contacting Hillsborough county commissioners and voicing your opinion.

This is our last chance to make them see what we all know and believe this island to be - a place for families to come together and relax on a beautiful island beach right in our backyards. There is nothing like Pine Key Tampa Bay anywhere else in our community. 

We are able to take a short boat ride to an ISLAND where we can commune with our friends and family, watch our kids go down the water slide, eat some amazing food and enjoy some food and beverages. This IS a family spot. It's so much more than these commissioners are trying to make it out to be. And safety is something we take very seriously and why we have taken so many precautions and steps to ensure that everyone who steps on our sands are able to enjoy themselves safely. 

We have security that stays on the island, we have off-duty registered nurses, EMT's, first aide kits and we have space for helicopter landing if need be and have landed helicopters on the island a few times in recent years. We have the steps already in place to help families in our community safely enjoy their weekends on our sands.

The island patrons are much safer with our staff there than they would be without our staff.

Pine Key Tampa Bay has an opportunity to be a hub to Tampa for our boating community to experience an island atmosphere. To get away for the weekend and feel like you're in the Bahamas with your family. We could build this island up to be something truly special in our community if only the county would take a moment to hear our voices, see what actually goes on at the island, and LISTEN to the families who come out weekend after weekend!

"Thank you ahead of time to everyone who contacts the county commissioners to help save this beautiful piece of our community" 

Beer Can Island