The second time was the charm, as the city council had no problem last week seating seven members to serve on a newly formed charter review committee. ...more

October 8, 2008

The Port Richey City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday night to interview potential members for the city's proposed Charter Review Committee. The committee would study the charter, the document that makes Port Richey a city and specifies how it operates, and recommend any changes the committee believed are needed. Council would then have to decide whether to ask city voters to approve any proposed charter changes. ...more

September 27, 2008

there have been a number over the last three decades or so - has faded. ...more

September 17, 2008

If you've ever wondered about the location of the proverbial "square one," it's right where Temple Terrace's new downtown is supposed to be. ...more

September 16, 2008

It didn't take long for a plan to update the city charter to prove its potential as a political minefield, as the City Council found it impossible at their meeting on Tuesday to get past square one, the selection of a charter review committee. ...more

September 13, 2008

Maybe the best way to appreciate why the elephant-you-know-what has royally hit the fan over at the Lowry Park Zoo, is to suppose for a moment that the attraction's president, Lex Salisbury, was instead a Hillsborough County commissioner. ...more

September 13, 2008

The overture to what could be a hot issue for months to come made its debut Aug. 27, when the city council voted to establish a committee to review the city charter and make amendment recommendations. ...more

September 10, 2008

The committee that was formed to raise money to build a community center in Lake Placid is hopeful the town will receive a $4 million federal grant for construction of a 20,000-square-foot building. ...more

September 10, 2008

The developer's failure to sign up a second anchor tenant for Temple Terrace's downtown revitalization effort is among the issues that continue to hold up the project. ...more

September 10, 2008

The developer leading Temple Terrace's downtown revitalization efforts wants more concessions before it seals a deal with the city. ...more

September 10, 2008