The city's former landfill may someday be transformed into a sports complex, with baseball, football and soccer fields and other athletic amenities. The garbage dump at Disston Avenue and Meres Boulevard was active until 1983, when it was closed and capped. It is now used as the city's yard waste facility. ...more

December 5, 2009

In 2006 Hillsborough County commissioners spent $170,000 to terminate a golf range's lease on the Linebaugh Avenue County Northwest Landfill to hasten development of another solid waste transfer station. Today, the golf range remains shuttered, the site is an eyesore, no new transfer station is built and there is no sign of the construction that was to be completed this year. ...more

October 29, 2009

Solid waste fees may double because of delays to expansion project at the county landfill. ...more

March 19, 2009

The issue: Solid waste fees may double because of delays to expansion project at the county landfill. ...more

March 19, 2009

The prospect for getting the permit soon to build a new section at the county landfill is brighter, but still far from certain, Utilities Director Joe Stapf told the county commission Tuesday. ...more

March 11, 2009

The issue: Permit delays for new landfill cell could cost taxpayers unnecessary millions. Our opinion: Department of Environmental Protection and county officials need to quit fooling around. ...more

February 26, 2009

County commissioners Tuesday agreed to explore the possibility, if necessary, of transferring money from its general fund to the Utilities Department to help offset the extra charges for hauling garbage out of the county. ...more

February 25, 2009

State regulators on Thursday denied a company's request to build a landfill near the environmentally sensitive Green Swamp. ...more

February 13, 2009

Florida's Department of Environmental Protection denied a request for a solid waste permit to build a landfill in Dade City near the Green Swamp. ...more

February 12, 2009

DADE CITY Today's likely approval of a massive landfill in eastern Pasco County created a flurry of last-minute letter writing in recent days by environmental groups opposed to the plan. ...more

January 12, 2009