A hearing officer is expected to decide by Tuesday whether dirt trucks from a planned borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road should be allowed to roll past nearby public schools during school hours. ...more

May 10, 2008

GARDEN NOTES Events AN EVENING ON THE FARM: Grab the kids and head over to the Pesto Festo at Sweetwater Organic Community Farm on Saturday evening. ...more

May 7, 2008

LUTZ A hearing officer is expected to decide by Tuesday whether dirt trucks from a planned borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road should be allowed to roll past nearby public schools during school hours. ...more

May 6, 2008

Work is expected to begin this month on the Suncoast Parkway-Lutz-Lake Fern Interchange project. ...more

February 20, 2008

Work is expected to begin this month on the Suncoast Parkway-Lutz-Lake Fern Interchange project. ...more

February 20, 2008

A special-use permit has been granted to allow a borrow pit on Lutz-Lake Fern Road and to remove 2.5 million cubic yards of dirt over 10 years. ...more

February 14, 2008

Setting out to upgrade your kitchen, your master bath, or outdoor living spaces can seem a daunting challenge. ...more

February 11, 2008

Carrollwood News & Tribune reader Bruce Emerson wants to know why there is no dedicated right-turn lane on southbound Himes Avenue at Hillsborough Avenue. ...more

February 9, 2008

The Hillsborough County Commission plans to delay consideration of four proposals that would boost development potential in Lutz, Keystone and other parts of Northwest Hillsborough County. Commissioners had been scheduled to consider on Thursday a proposal by Stephen J. Dibbs to remove more than 300 acres from the Keystone-Odessa Community Plan. The property is on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road, west of Suncoast Parkway. Dibbs also has proposed boosting the development potential on 36.6 acres within the tract to allow suburban-style development. Commissioners said Wednesday that they will reschedule those requests for 6 p.m. Feb. 28 in their second-floor chambers at the Frederick B. Karl County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. They also have delayed consideration on two other requested changes to the long-range plan. One would boost development potential on 58 acres on the north and south sides of Van Dyke Road, west of Gunn Highway, until next year. The other would allow the extension of public water and sewer lines into rural areas, provided specific conditions are met. Both of those requests have been delayed until next year. ...more

February 6, 2008

After winning round one of a quest to protect the Keystone-Odessa Community Plan, activists are gearing up for round two. ...more

February 6, 2008