It will soon get more expensive to park illegally in this city. Fire Chief Stephen Moreno said firefighters got tired of complaints about motorists parking in designated fire lanes at shopping centers. ...more

March 21, 2009

People in Tarpon Springs who want to live in an industrial park moved closer to having their dream realized this week. At their meeting Tuesday night, city commissioners endorsed planning staff's request to permit accessory dwelling units in industrial districts. ...more

February 28, 2009

City commissioners were surprised to learn two mega-events will converge in what will be a crowded downtown, the same day and time in late March - the annual Greek Independence Day Parade and Tarpon Springs Chamber's Fine Art Show. ...more

February 14, 2009

Joe Sharkey of Tarpon Springs says the City Commission did not act in an impartial, quasi-judicial manner in declaring the concurrency certificate for the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter on the Anclote River no longer valid. ...more

November 1, 2008

Pasco residents are fortunate to have a county commission that works well together. Teamwork will be needed to tackle the economic challenges facing the county, which for too long has relied upon residential building and sends nearly half its workforce to other counties for jobs. ...more

October 13, 2008

City Commissioner Peter Dalacos wants to tackle the issue of whether Wal-Mart's development agreement with the city to build a store on U.S. 19 has expired. ...more

October 6, 2008

It will cost more for elected officials to flush, too. That is the message city commissioners wanted to convey as they passed an increase in water and sewer rates on second reading Tuesday night. ...more

September 27, 2008

Love was not in the air at Tuesday night's City Commission meeting, but the session was shorter and more cordial than it has been of late. ...more

September 20, 2008

Tarpon Springs Mayor Beverley Billiris has effectively told fellow Commissioner Peter Dalacos to put a sock in it, during City Commission meetings. ...more

September 13, 2008

Mayor Beverley Billiris told Commissioner Peter Dalacos he is the cause of long City Commission meetings that sometimes drag on more than six hours. ...more

September 9, 2008