The final draft of the Washington Heights Neighborhood and Urban Design Plan is in, and now comes the question: Is a large-scale plan like this doable in the current economic climate? ...more

February 25, 2009

The city's Community Redevelopment Agency Board agreed with City Manager Sarah Adelt that one person should be hired to direct the city's CRAs. ...more

February 24, 2009

After listening to a presentation by Kathryn Doddridge, director of business development Daybreak Behavioral Health with Florida Hospital Heartland Division, Sebring City Council members decided that their employees would benefit from a counseling assistance program. ...more

February 20, 2009

The city's Redevelopment Advisory Committee still isn't sold on City Manager Billy Poe's plans for renovating City Hall. ...more

February 19, 2009

It's what tourists came to Florida for - shopping outdoors, in 70-degree weather, at a charming little downtown park. ...more

February 15, 2009

The Sebring City Council, the Community Redevelopment Agency and the Planning and Zoning board met Monday to discuss establishing a zoning classification unique to the downtown CRA district. ...more

February 11, 2009

City Manager Billy Poe has a vision in his head for downtown's Meridian Avenue. ...more

February 7, 2009

Facing state revenue cuts, the Avon Park City Council will meet for a budget workshop Saturday morning to consider ways to reduce spending and increase revenue. ...more

February 5, 2009

In January 2008, the Sebring City Council denied the county engineer's proposal to close Eucalyptus Street to through traffic once the Sebring Parkway Phase II is finished for pedestrian safety. ...more

February 4, 2009

Assuming all goes as planned, the Towne Square Shopping Center, located at 1550 Lakeview Drive, in downtown Sebring, could get an entirely new look and hopefully some new tenants - maybe even a food market. ...more

January 28, 2009