Hillsborough County’s current record for Progress Village Regional Drainage Improvements, project 46185000, still labels the project Design even though its displayed schedule says construction was to begin in late 2024 and completion was planned for mid-2026. That mismatch makes the phase—not the elapsed date—the most important field to verify before describing current work.
The current project card, displayed as updated July 31, 2026, lists a total of $17,132,493.01. An April 2024 archived fact sheet stated $15,682,465. The difference between those published totals is $1,450,028.01, approximately 9.25% of the earlier stated total. That is a change in public record fields, not proof of an overrun or final project cost.
What the current record says
The current County card places the project in Palm River and classifies it as stormwater and water-quality work. Its scope describes drainage improvements involving Ash Avenue, South 83rd Street, Progress Boulevard, outfalls toward Archie Creek, a dry pond, floodplain compensation, and pavement work (current project card).
The card’s date fields are:
- planning beginning in late 2022;
- design beginning in mid-2024;
- construction beginning in late 2024; and
- completion in mid-2026.
It separately labels the phase Design. The record therefore does not support saying the project is complete or even that construction began on the displayed schedule.
The dated record ledger
| Field | April 2024 archive | Current card accessed August 10, 2026 | What can safely be concluded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase | Design | Design | Both snapshots use the same phase label. |
| Completion field | Mid-2025 | Mid-2026 | The displayed planned completion moved by about a year. This alone does not prove delay. |
| Stated total | $15,682,465 | $17,132,493.01 | Published total increased $1,450,028.01, about 9.25%. |
| Design/land | $1,106,117 | $2,110,586.64 | Published component increased $1,004,469.64. |
| Construction | $14,576,349 | $15,021,906.37 | Published component increased $445,557.37. |
| Funding language | ARPA identified; construction described as unfunded | Current card supplies budget fields | Funding status needs a current, explicit confirmation. |
| Street wording | South 83rd in fact sheet | South 83rd on current card; South 82nd on event page | Preserve the source-specific wording until the County reconciles it. |
The archive’s two component amounts add to $15,682,466, one dollar more than its printed $15,682,465 total. Comparing the components instead produces a $1,450,027.01 change—also one dollar different from the stated-total comparison. We preserve that internal discrepancy instead of silently correcting the County record.
South 82nd or South 83rd Street?
The current card and archived fact sheet refer to South 83rd Street. The County’s June 2024 public-meeting page refers to South 82nd Street while describing the community engagement. The pages may be referring to different elements, or one may contain wording that changed. The records reviewed do not resolve it.
A resident with a property-specific access or drainage question should use project 46185000, the exact address, and the source date when asking the County which location is in scope. Do not replace either street name in saved historical material.
Questions the public record still leaves open
The reviewed pages do not establish:
- the actual construction notice-to-proceed date;
- percentage of design or construction complete;
- the current source and authorization status for each funding component;
- current contract awards, change orders, or expenditures;
- a revised substantial-completion or final-acceptance date;
- parcel-level access, staging, or drainage effects; or
- whether the South 82nd/83rd wording describes separate locations.
Those missing fields matter more than trying to infer status from an old target month.
How to check the record without losing the history
The current card says project information is updated weekly. Save a dated copy or screenshot of the phase, schedule, cost, and scope fields when relying on them. Then use the County’s capital-project directory to return to the live record rather than treating an archived PDF as current.
When a field changes, append it to the ledger. Do not overwrite the older entry. A useful request to the County would ask for the current phase, actual construction start if any, current authorized funding, latest completion forecast, and the document date supporting each answer.
Method and limitations
Local Service Ledger reviewed four Hillsborough County sources on August 10, 2026. We treated the April 2024 fact sheet and June 2024 meeting page as historical records and the project card displayed as updated July 31, 2026, as the current public record. We subtracted the earlier figures from the current figures and divided the stated-total difference by the earlier stated total; amounts were not adjusted for inflation.
We did not inspect the site, verify construction activity, obtain contracts or payment records, or interview project staff. The arithmetic describes changes in published fields only. It does not establish a cost overrun, savings, delay, completion, or cause.