Invest In THE Bus We did not need a $20,000 study in regards the use and future of THE Bus. Why didn't we use the local community college or high school to conduct the study as part of their social studies programs? ...more

June 25, 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

The city administration on Thursday proposed ways for Tampa to be a greener city, but the plan didn't include incentives for developers to build green, in contrast to an earlier proposal from a councilman. ...more

January 24, 2008

Too dense. That was what planning and zoning commissioners thought of a multi family home project proposed for Emerson Road and Cortez Boulevard. ...more

December 10, 2007

Residents of Darby, St. Joseph and other areas in rural northeast Pasco County were rightfully alarmed about plans by a developer to build 300 homes on 475 acres just west of Interstate 75. The land is in a rural protection area, where many homes are on tracts of 5 and 10 acres and even larger, and the requested density was highly inappropriate. ...more

September 14, 2007