It was an offer the Tarpon Springs City Commission could refuse. City commissioners were less than eager during their meeting Tuesday night to pay $5 million for an 8-acre parcel of land on the south bank of the Anclote River. ...more

November 21, 2008

A winding drive down a long dirt road, past grazing cattle and ancient cypress trees, leads to a rushing creek that flows from the Green Swamp in Polk County to the Hillsborough River. ...more

October 18, 2008

During a special Monday morning work session, the City Commission gave City Manager Robert DiSpirito permission to proceed with his multifaceted plan to purchase the J.C. Weaver property and transform it into a park on St. Joseph Sound. ...more

August 11, 2008

A new park at the headwaters of the Pithlachascotee River soon will be open for hikes and family picnics now that the state has kicked in its share of the purchase price. ...more

June 7, 2008

PALM HARBOR, Fla. -- County commissioners recently voted to purchase environmentally sensitive property adjacent to Wall Springs Park. They now hope the state will fund half the purchase price during a year when budget cuts have been in the forefront in Tallahassee. ...more

May 3, 2008

County commissioners recently voted to purchase environmentally sensitive property adjacent to Wall Springs Park. They now hope the state will fund half the purchase price during a year when budget cuts have been in the forefront in Tallahassee. ...more

May 2, 2008

The City Commission had more concerns than enthusiasm Thursday night for the details surrounding a Florida Communities Trust grant the city could use to buy coastal land north of downtown. Despite those misgivings, commissioners approved the contract the city would have to sign before it could receive the money from the FCT. ...more

February 8, 2008

Sometime this year all the space for names on the seven walls that comprise the monument in Oldsmar Veterans Memorial Park should be filled. Under the current rules governing the monument, an honorably discharged resident can have his or her name affixed to the wall of honor. ...more

February 2, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners have decided to spend $801,000 to make a 3,500-acre preserve accessible to the public rather than not spending the money and risking having to pay back millions of dollars in state grants they have spent buying the land. ...more

December 26, 2007

Hillsborough County commissioners have decided to spend $801,000 to make a 3,500-acre preserve accessible to the public rather than not spending the money and risking having to pay back millions of dollars in state grants they have spent buying the land. ...more

December 19, 2007