Saying they need to watch their dollars during this time of budget austerity, county commissioners nixed a request from staffers to spend $191,175 at this time on a new 12,000-gallon fuel island at the county landfill. ...more

January 21, 2009

Cite $192,000 price tag. ...more

January 20, 2009

Registration in Hillsborough County's popular after-school recreation program has dropped by nearly 2,000 kids since the county started charging fees for the service in December. ...more

January 18, 2009

A task force drawing on the expertise of Hillsborough County's business titans will be charged with developing job-creation strategies to help the area weather the recession, county commissioners said Wednesday. ...more

January 8, 2009

The Pasco Tourist Development Council will ring in a new year with a new chairwoman, Commissioner Pat Mulieri. ...more

January 7, 2009

Pasco County officials are keeping a close eye on a pilot project by Accurate Waste Systems to expand curbside pickup of recyclable trash. "I'd like to see all the haulers doing it," Commission Chairman Jack Mariano said about following Accurate Waste Systems' example. ...more

December 31, 2008

Last week, I had a chat with my son about his job prospects after graduation from college next May. He was wondering if there were any careers that might be impervious to the ferocious recession gripping our nation by the very throat. So I gave him the same advice I give every young person casting about for a stress-free career. If you are looking for a situation in which you will never have to worry about getting laid off during an economic turndown, get yourself a job in the Abraham Lincoln book publishing business. And stay there for the rest of your life. ...more

December 13, 2008

Corey Smith might be a big wheel someday. Right now, though, the River Ridge Middle School student and his friends want to be able to ride bicycles to school in greater safety. ...more

December 6, 2008

A River Ridge Middle School student asked county officials today to build sidewalks or bike lanes along Moon Lake Road so he and his friends can ride their bicycles to school. ...more

December 2, 2008

County commissioners today were dumping on trash haulers for dragging their feet on changes to the way they operate Pasco officials first suggested during a workshop in February. ...more

December 2, 2008