Regarding "Water department denies access to Cone Ranch," (The Tampa Tribune, Dec. 15): Recently, Hillsborough County Water Resource Services (WRS) was contacted by a Pinellas County resident who wanted permission for a group to conduct a birding study at Cone Ranch. We would like the opportunity to provide several pieces of key information that were missing from the article. ...more

December 27, 2009

County administrator Pat Bean survived her annual evaluation today with her job intact but at the end of what one commissioner called a "short rope" that could be jerked if she doesn't improve her performance. Commissioner Mark Sharpe received no support for a motion he made to fire Bean and fill her position by a coalition of her assistant county administrators until the job could be filled permanently. ...more

December 16, 2009

Proving the value of the Cone Ranch property and why Hillsborough County should restore and protect it requires leg work, some say. ...more

December 15, 2009

The Hillsborough County Water Resource Services Department, which controls the Cone ranch property, is denying public access, citing a lack of staff to accompany visitors. ...more

December 14, 2009

On Tuesday night, city commissioners learned the city must raise its water and sewer rates by an additional two percent each year through 2019 to make up for revenue shortfalls and remain in compliance with bond covenants. ...more

November 21, 2009

An advisory panel recommended Monday that the 12,800-acre Cone Ranch stay in public ownership forever and be managed under Hillsborough County's conservation lands program. ...more

November 17, 2009

An advisory panel recommended today that the 12,800-acre Cone Ranch stay in public ownership forever, and be managed under Hillsborough County's conservation lands program. ...more

November 16, 2009

Hernando County commissioners have joined their Pasco County counterparts in opposing a utility company's efforts to move into the area. ...more

November 13, 2009

Hillsborough County Water Resource Services will hold a public meeting Oct. 20 to discuss the planned expansion of its South County Wastewater Treatment Plant in Ruskin. ...more

October 14, 2009

Hillsborough County Water Resource Services will host a gathering Oct. 20 to discuss the planned expansion of its South County Wastewater Treatment Plant. ...more

October 7, 2009