The city council approved a resolution Nov. 3 to increase residential water rates. ...more

November 11, 2009

A public hearing has been set for Oct. 12 on a law that would ban new murals in the downtown historic district. The proposed ordinance also would forbid murals in historic residential districts. There's an exemption for existing murals and ones that are being painted. Some people have been alarmed at the proliferation of murals in the downtown core. Members of the Historic Resources Board and Planning Board have voted to recommend the proposed law. Seven murals have gone up in the city during the last few months, including three in the historic downtown district. The commissioners will accept public comment and consider the ordinance during their regularly scheduled 7:30 p.m. meeting at City Hall, 302 W. Reynolds St. ...more

October 3, 2009

Planning and zoning commissioners Monday approved three separate special exception use permits for three different churches. ...more

August 10, 2009

Florida is flat as a pancake with minimal elevation and is all but surrounded by water. The farthest point inland from the Gulf or Atlantic is just 70 miles, while most of the population lives within 25 miles of the coast on land no more than 20 feet above sea level. We are 18 million people living on a sand bar with more at risk and more to lose from sea level rise than anywhere in the world. ...more

March 29, 2009

The county commission wants to have the final say on a proposed residential mental health and drug treatment center on Grove Road. ...more

December 17, 2008

Residents opposed to a mental health and drug treatment facility in their neighborhood aren't giving up without a fight. ...more

December 13, 2008

Commission will likely discuss a rehearing Tuesday. ...more

December 12, 2008

The Highlands County Industrial Development Authority/Economic Development Commission board of directors agreed to fund a portion of the $2,500 for a facilitator for the Greater Sebring Chamber of Commerce's annual retreat. ...more

November 16, 2008

When appointing members to the volunteer planning and zoning board, county commissioners seek a cross section of society so each project brought before the P&Z can be observed from different angles. ...more

October 26, 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