In the late 1970s we purchased a condominium. All parking was assigned, and some units had better parking locations than others. ...more

January 3, 2010

Selecting new superintendent tops among challenges to come. ...more

December 30, 2009

On Dec. 30, the court will rule on a lawsuit filed by a homeowner, Aaron Seward, represented by the law firm of Keough and DeBose of Orlando, vs. The Knoll-Century Hill Homeowner Association, Inc. Homeowners hope and pray that the long ongoing spinning wheel of unfair practices and abuses will spin to a stop. 1. Rules and regulations are selectively enforced against homeowners. 2. Timely notice is not given on crucial votes or no notice is given at all. 3. The board has refused to let homeowners view and copy records pursuant to the Florida law. 4. Members have requested copies of tape recording for each meeting, which would substantiate many of the complaints members have filed. The board's response is, "We threw them all away." 5. We have heard members who are supporters of the board and the status-quo yell out when members raise questions, "Burn them out." This went unabated by the board, further more they appeared to welcome it. At times board members joined in the harassment of homeowners. ...more

December 27, 2009

A local work force agency is changing its meal purchasing practices after a new directive from the state. ...more

December 18, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - A school under construction in the Trinity and Odessa area has been given a name to match its location - Odessa Elementary. ...more

December 17, 2009

The 12,800-acre Cone Ranch will someday be part of Hillsborough County's conservation lands program, county commissioners decided Wednesday. ...more

December 17, 2009

Pat Bean will continue as Hillsborough County administrator, but she will finish out the last two years of her contract on what County Commissioner Kevin White termed a "short rope." ...more

December 17, 2009

County administrator Pat Bean survived her annual evaluation today with her job intact but at the end of what one commissioner called a "short rope" that could be jerked if she doesn't improve her performance. Commissioner Mark Sharpe received no support for a motion he made to fire Bean and fill her position by a coalition of her assistant county administrators until the job could be filled permanently. ...more

December 16, 2009

Legal counsel advised the board not to interfere with the union's fundraising. ...more

December 9, 2009

A long ribbon of new sidewalks will soon stretch along Clark Street near U.S. 19, yet another community project courtesy of proceeds from the annual Hudson Seafest. ...more

December 6, 2009