After years of hearings, a weeklong jury trial, two appeals and costs running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, a ruckus over who should pay to sod a lawn in a deed-restricted community is back to square one. ...more

February 6, 2009

After years of hearings, a weeklong jury trial, two appeals and costs running into the hundreds of thousands of dollars, a ruckus over who should pay to sod a lawn in a deed-restricted community is back to square one. ...more

February 5, 2009

In 1953, Hillsborough County sold a quarter acre of land on a dirt road to the Community Baptist Church for $100. ...more

August 21, 2008

AVON PARK — Verbal barbs were hurled around the chamber during Monday's council meeting after negotiations stalled on plans to rezone a former nursery located near the Avon Park Executive Airport. It culminated into Airport Community Development Agency Advisory Board member Jim Renfro leaving the meeting after he was interrupted by attorney Warwick "Bud" Furr, who represents Roland Dilley. Dilley has been trying unsuccessfully to develop a plot of land that lies inside the airport's runway protection zone. ...more

June 10, 2008

AVON PARK — A property owner that has been at odds with the Avon Park Executive Airport for years over his development plans is pushing forward with a new plan for a 43-acre, 346-unit working-class housing project. Roland Dilley's attorney Warwick "Bud" Furr said the plan for the property, located across State Road 64 from the airport, would not conflict with the city-owned airport's runway protection zones. "We've done everything that they asked us to do," Furr said. "We really think it's inappropriate for the city or the county to object." ...more

May 28, 2008

Now that 2007 is in the rearview mirror, it is time to look ahead to what is likely to happen in the new year. Here are some events expected to unfold in 2008: ...more

January 5, 2008

WESTCHASE Broken beer bottles, public urination, speeding cars, vulgar language and early morning fireworks. ...more

December 14, 2007

The smell of dead rats in the walls has the property management staff of the Westchase Community Association looking forward to fresh accommodations. ...more

November 12, 2007

WESTCHASE The smell of dead rats in the walls has the property management staff of the Westchase Community Association looking forward to fresh accommodations. ...more

November 9, 2007