Waterfront residents whose boats have been bogged down in silt for years may get a reprieve. ...more

January 23, 2009

Waterfront residents whose boats have been bogged down in silt for years may finally get a reprieve. ...more

January 22, 2009

Boaters hemmed in by silted-up canals can learn what it might cost them to clear a path to Tampa Bay. ...more

October 8, 2008

Boaters hemmed in by silted-up canals can learn what it might cost them to clear a path to Tampa Bay. Hillsborough County engineers will host a second informational meeting on a coastal canal dredging ordinance at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Lennard High School. ...more

September 30, 2008

Before they sign off on a request to dredge miles of silt- clogged canals here, state and federal regulators must approve a plan to replace about an acre of seagrass beds that would be uprooted when the project gets under way. ...more

June 8, 2008

The House handed President Bush the first veto override of his presidency Tuesday, voting overwhelmingly to save a $23 billion water resources bill stuffed with pet projects sought by lawmakers from both political parties, including almost $2 billion for Everglades restoration projects. ...more

November 7, 2007

I am writing in response to your Oct. 24 editorial on the proposed special taxing district for canal dredging. ...more

October 30, 2007