Early voting for the primary elections begins today, and if past years are any indication, many will head to the polls over the next two weeks rather than vote on Election Day. Hillsborough County voters casting their primary election ballot early increased 102 percent from 2004 to 2006. ...more

August 11, 2008

One man has spent years deciding the values of other people's property. The other still feels the sting of being denied an agricultural exemption. ...more

August 8, 2008

In the Republican primary for Hillsborough County property appraiser, incumbent Rob Turner is being challenged by James Robert Townsend, a Plant City resident and technician at the Hardee Power Station. ...more

August 6, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners set a preliminary property tax rate of 10.8110 mills this week for residents living in unincorporated areas. ...more

August 1, 2008

Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Buddy Johnson will save nearly $11,000 on his 2008 property taxes, thanks to the seven cows and four calves grazing on his land near Plant City. ...more

June 28, 2008

Remember that property tax cut you voted on in January, which added a $25,000 homestead exemption? Amendment 1 is taking effect with the tax bill property owners will receive in July, said Highlands County Property Appraiser Raymond McIntyre. So how much will the average homeowner save? The real answer is "it depends," said McIntyre, on whether the taxpayer lives in a city or the county, which water management district, the price of the home, whether it's a mobile home, or if it's a commercial business. ...more

June 26, 2008

Most homeowners will net a savings of $200 to $300 on average from this fall because of Amendment 1. ...more

June 22, 2008

The city's redevelopment efforts have been dealt another blow. St. Petersburg-based developer Grady Pridgen, who planned to build a massive retail and residential complex with condos, shops and offices overlooking the Pithlachascotee River, has put the property on the market, leaving the future of the project uncertain. ...more

June 21, 2008

The city's redevelopment efforts have been dealt another blow. St. Petersburg-based developer Grady Pridgen, who planned to build a massive retail and residential complex with condos, shops and offices overlooking the Pithlachascotee River, has put the property on the market, leaving the future of the project uncertain. ...more

June 20, 2008

SEBRING — The purchase of the old Tampa Electric Co. power plant property is apparently off. "At this point," said Assistant City Manager Scott Noethlich, "nothing is happening." The city was interested in buying the Dinner Lake lot where the stream-driven plant sat until TRC America Inc. tore it down. More than a decade ago, said Andy Albritton, a mechanic there, the steam plant supplied power to the city. TRC America, which buys and demolishes power plants to sell the parts, finished removing the Dinner Lake plant in April. "It fits between the solid waste office and the city's fuel depot," Noethlich said. If the city ever wanted to expand either facility, the lot could have been useful. ...more

June 14, 2008