The Hillsborough County Solid Waste Management Department has closed its Wimauma Community Collection Center at 16180 W. Lake Drive due to low usage. ...more

October 7, 2009

A declining housing market and mounting home foreclosures could knock a $58 million hole in Hillsborough County's budget next year and cost dozens of county employees their jobs. ...more

February 12, 2009

Eco-minded Hillsborough County residents who live in single-family homes and want to recycle glass, plastics and paper need do nothing more than separate the items and set them out with their trash once a week for collection. ...more

December 10, 2008

The rapid rate of foreclosures in Florida is starting to change the way county property appraisers do business, and the result could mean a change in home values and property tax bills next year. ...more

December 10, 2008

The rapid rate of foreclosures in Florida is starting to change the way county property appraisers do business, and the result could mean a change in home values and property tax bills next year. The long-held wisdom of county appraisers was to ignore foreclosures when setting property values. But that's all about to change, according to Rob Turner, Hillsborough County property appraiser. ...more

December 9, 2008

A recent editorial in this newspaper accused the governor and Legislature of engaging in a "con job" to trick citizens, and quoted local government officials cynically twisting the facts to cast blame for the lack of real property tax relief for Florida property owners. ...more

September 26, 2008

Last week, United School Employees of Pasco, the union that represents School District employees, said contract talks with the district have stalled. ...more

September 24, 2008

The recapture rule associated with the Save Our Homes will cut into or eliminate savings. ...more

September 24, 2008

For several years, elected officials at every level have been promising big tax cuts. Voters, when finally given a chance to weigh in on the issue in January, overwhelmingly approved an amendment that was part of what Gov. Charlie Crist called the largest tax cut in Florida history. ...more

September 14, 2008

Cuts reserves, restructures administration department ...more

September 5, 2008