Fire Station One on Dairy Road will now comply with the city's sprinkler ordinance, thanks to a federal grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. ...more

January 15, 2009

Residents were relieved to learn this week that Progress Energy will bypass Pasco County in its plans for 200 miles of high-power transmission lines to carry electricity from a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County to their customers through the region. ...more

May 20, 2008

Residents were relieved to learn this week that Progress Energy will bypass Pasco County in its plans for 200 miles of high-power transmission lines to carry energy from a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County to their customers through the region. The company announced Tuesday it will expand its power grid along existing corridors in nine other counties including Pinellas, Polk, Hillsborough and Hernando counties. Energy will be channeled through lines already standing in Pasco, but the company will not require additional equipment or property, Progress officials said. ...more

May 20, 2008

Regarding "Bright House Changes Channels" (Metro, Dec. 11): Shame on city, county and state government - as well as all relevant regulatory agencies - for allowing Bright House Networks to further remove us from the government we already pay for with our taxes and fees. We should have free access to watch them in action - or inaction, as the case may be - without having to install any additional equipment or pay any added fees. ...more

December 13, 2007