The city budget will grow by almost 2 percent next year, Mayor Pam Iorio said today, and that is despite property tax reductions that have reduced revenue by a total of $28 million the past two years. ...more

August 7, 2008

The city council has approved a fundraising effort to build an arts center in the heart of Temple Terrace's downtown redevelopment project. ...more

July 23, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - The city council has approved a fundraising effort to build an arts center in the heart of Temple Terrace's downtown redevelopment project. ...more

July 16, 2008

City officials and the development partners leading Temple Terrace's downtown revitalization project are in the final stages of approving the project's site plan. ...more

July 5, 2008

Look for more histrionics today when the Tampa City Council considers a proposal to privatize janitorial jobs. ...more

June 26, 2008

The Temple Terrace City Council moved Tuesday toward closing its deal with the master developer of the city's downtown revitalization project. ...more

June 21, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - The Temple Terrace City Council moved Tuesday, June 17, toward closing its deal with the master developer of the city's downtown revitalization project. The council unanimously approved Aug. 15 as the date city officials will sign a $14.9 million contract to turn over 20.36 acres of a blighted shopping district southeast of Bullard Parkway and 56th Street to the partnership of Ram Development Co. and Pinnacle Realty Advisors. In turn, the developer has plans to build a $45 million mixed-use, pedestrian-friendly center that will include 245,479 square feet of retail, residential, restaurant, office and civic/cultural components. ...more

June 17, 2008

AVON PARK — A dozen Avon Park police officers crowded the council chambers, ready to protest a possible decision to stop them from taking their police cruisers home. They didn't need to do anything but wear their white Southwest Florida Police Benevolent Association shirts Monday evening, as the council postponed a vote on the policy for another month. ...more

May 13, 2008

At a recent council meeting, two of Mayor Pam Iorio's highest-paid administrators sat side by side for hours. One was there in case the council had questions about a new code enforcement director. The other was there to lead a discussion on a reclaimed water project. ...more

May 5, 2008

It should be fairly easy to tell the supporters from the opponents when the city council holds its first public hearing on the Tampa Bay Rays' stadium proposal tonight. ...more

February 21, 2008