The effort to preserve Cone Ranch has become a muddled debate about bond covenants, fair-market value and the transfer of assets from one county agency to another. ...more

December 28, 2009

Taxpayers shouldn't have to pay the highest price possible to transfer Cone Ranch from one Hillsborough County department to another, a member of a county commission-appointed panel on the ranch's future contends. ...more

December 26, 2009

Taxpayers shouldn't have to pay the highest price possible to transfer Cone Ranch from one county department to another, a member of a county commission-appointed panel on the ranch's future contends. ...more

December 23, 2009

The 12,800-acre Cone Ranch will someday be part of Hillsborough County's conservation lands program, county commissioners decided Wednesday. ...more

December 17, 2009

A rift has developed on Hillsborough County's Cone Ranch advisory committee over a meeting between county officials and a private group of investors who want to sell a large swath of the 12,800-acre, county-owned ranch. ...more

November 3, 2009

Despite receiving a strong credit rating for its investment portfolio, Hillsborough County may not be immune to the worsening economy. ...more

April 10, 2009

A developer who was heavily involved with Hillsborough County's affordable housing program is in danger of losing her own home to foreclosure. ...more

January 28, 2009

A vote by the Hillsborough County Commission to award $50,000 to an embattled Tampa nonprofit agency has been postponed until Feb. 4. ...more

January 22, 2009

A vote by the Hillsborough County Commission to award $50,000 to an embattled Tampa nonprofit agency has been postponed until Feb. 4. ...more

January 21, 2009

It was a well-known complaint within Hillsborough County's Affordable Housing program. ...more

January 20, 2009