The city council on Thursday voted to lower fees for tree pruning and removal, less than four months after approving an eightfold increase. ...more

February 6, 2009

The city council today voted to lower fees for tree pruning and removal, less than four months after approving an eight-fold increase. ...more

February 5, 2009

The city council is expected to vote today on a proposal to lower fees for tree pruning and removal less than four months after approving an eightfold increase. ...more

February 5, 2009

The city council is expected to vote Thursday on a proposal to lower fees for tree pruning and removal, less than four months after approving an eight-fold increase. ...more

February 4, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has knocked a proposal for a property tax cap off the 2010 ballot. ...more

February 1, 2009

The Florida Supreme Court has knocked a proposal for a property tax cap off the 2010 ballot. ...more

January 31, 2009

While the community at large is unlikely to get a glimpse of WCI's financial condition until the end of this month at the earliest, the current economic climate makes it doubtful there will be any improvement in either cash flow or assets at the beleaguered developer. ...more

January 28, 2009

Firefighters packed city hall on Monday night demanding to know why the city council plans to ask the public whether they would support eliminating the department if it meant lowering property taxes. ...more

January 28, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist says residents of the Sunshine State should urge their friends in the chilly north to buy Florida real estate. ...more

January 26, 2009

So many people are struggling in Florida. I had to cash in a retirement account to pay my property taxes this year. I cannot deplete my retirement account just to pay taxes to live in a house I worked for all my life to own. Please use the special session to cut taxes and government spending. Please ask Sen. Atwater to allow the 1.35 percent tax cap on the ballot this year. We need our leaders to work for us. Our citizens need relief now. ...more

January 10, 2009