Longtime City Commissioner Bill Dennis, who will take his familiar seat on the dais next month, said he is re-entering the political arena for one reason: to do what's best for Dade City. ...more

November 12, 2009

When Dade City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the town's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. ...more

October 21, 2009

When City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the city's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. It was wasteful to force homeowners to use city's potable drinking water to sprinkle their lawns if they could afford to drill a well, she argued. She was convincing, winning a 3-2 majority vote to repeal a decades-old ordinance. ...more

October 20, 2009

Dade City will see a 50 percent increase in freight train traffic even if the state's commuter rail deal with CSX falls apart, a rail executive told city commissioners. ...more

March 26, 2009

Fair warning Dade City - you might want to turn down your boom boxes, put away that table saw and wait a little later to crank up those lawn mowers. The city commission voted unanimously Tuesday to update its 35-year-old noise ordinance. ...more

March 12, 2009

Fair warning Dade City – you might want to turn down your boom boxes, put away that table saws and wait a little later to crank up those lawn mowers. The city commission voted unanimously Tuesday to update its 35-year-old noise ordinance. Dade City police have had a noise meter for years, but City Attorney Karla Owens said the old ordinance was so outdated it couldn't legally be enforced. ...more

March 11, 2009

City commissioners are keeping an eye on Tallahassee as state legislators debate the $1.2 billion commuter rail deal with railroad giant CSX. ...more

March 8, 2009

City Commissioners are keeping an eye on Tallahassee as state legislators debate the $1.2 billion commuter rail deal with railroad giant CSX. The 61-mile commuter rail line linking Tampa and Orlando would have a direct effect on Dade City because dozens of additional freight trains could be rerouted directly through the town on their way to a massive new rail hub in Winter Haven. ...more

March 4, 2009

Over the years, Zephyrhills' redevelopment district has built up a reserve of more than $500,000. ...more

October 16, 2008

In the past two years, Wilton Simpson has been an engine to keep downtown Dade City's business district churning. ...more

October 11, 2008