City officials plan to ease flooding in the Channel District with an $8.7 million stormwater project that will build an underground vault for water storage beneath York Street. Pipes also will be installed under Washington Street, near a planned small park. ...more

December 23, 2009

A pond-sized underground vault eventually will store runoff water in the Channel District, easing flooding of area roads. No construction timetable is set. ...more

December 18, 2009

An injection of federal stimulus money could reverse some of the cuts Pasco County made this fall to its firefighting force in response to falling tax revenue. ...more

December 12, 2009

Parks and Recreation Department employees have had their hours cut in order to save programs and services. ...more

November 14, 2009

Hillsborough County is facing a budget deficit of at least $110 million in fiscal year 2010 due, in large part, to reduced property tax revenue. ...more

March 19, 2009

Hillsborough County is facing a budget deficit of at least $110 million in fiscal year 2010 due, in large part, to reduced property tax revenue. ...more

March 18, 2009

At a time when they are being utilized more and more, local libraries are feeling the impact of a major budget squeeze from multiple funding sources. With the coming budget year threatening to produce more of the same, the leaders of north-county libraries have been exploring how they might work together to meet their patrons' needs. ...more

March 14, 2009

Less than a month ago, state House and Senate leaders were talking about more property tax relief for homeowners. ...more

February 11, 2009

East Lake Woodlands residents will have the final say on whether the city of Oldsmar will annex the community. The subdivision's community association hopes residents say no. ...more

February 7, 2009

TAMPA Declines in property and sales tax revenue forced the city to lay off workers over the past two years and cut more than $17 million from this year's budget. And the worst may be yet to come. ...more

December 9, 2008