The area west of the University of South Florida may become the first Multimodal Transportation District in unincorporated Hillsborough County. ...more

March 4, 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manner in declaring the concurrency certificate for the proposed Wal-Mart Supercenter on the Anclote River no longer valid.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

If Thursday night's Planning and Zoning Board meeting is any barometer of things to come for Wal-Mart, the retail chain might face friends and foes alike next week when it goes before the City Commission. ...more

October 18, 2008

The City Commission voted Tuesday night to determine whether Wal-Mart's city-approved plan to develop one of its Supercenter retail complexes near the Anclote River has lapsed and will have to be reconsidered. ...more

October 8, 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

There are 12 portable classrooms at Zephyrhills High School, and there should be three more by next school year, Principal Gerri Painter says. ...more

June 25, 2008

Forming a committee of 11 people from varying fields is the best way to monitor and consider impact fees for Highlands County. With the right mix of people, from varying fields of expertise, they can de-politicize the debate about the fees. The 11 positions include representatives from retail business, banking, homeowners associates, environmental community, real estate, builders, education, etc. It's a great cross-section of the population and should serve the county well. ...more

February 7, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District eventually may need to beef up its staff once school concurrency goes into effect and the school board takes a more active role in the permitting process for housing developments, district officials said Tuesday. ...more

January 16, 2008

The county commission and school board will try one more time Tuesday to resolve differences on school concurrency. ...more

November 17, 2007

Tuesday finally could be the day Pasco County commissioners pick a successor to retiring County Attorney Robert Sumner. ...more

November 4, 2007