Schools that want to put up cell phone towers would have to hold two public hearings under land development code changes recommended Wednesday by the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

February 19, 2009

Piece by piece, Ed Oelschlaeger's dream is being dismantled. Last year, Bank of America began foreclosure proceedings on the Tampa developer's New Port Tampa Bay "green" housing project, a 54-acre site near West Shore and Gandy boulevards where he planned to build 1,200 condos, a marina and shops. ...more

February 18, 2009

A developer is selling property at Gandy and West Shore boulevards where hoped to build a "green" housing development and has asked the city to reduce the size of his community development district, or CDD, so that the owners of a commercially zoned parcel where he planned to build several restaurants and shops can put their land on the market. ...more

February 17, 2009

In the late 1920s, North Franklin Street was the backbone of Tampa's auto service and sales industry – a bustling hub of showrooms and car dealerships. ...more

February 9, 2009

A homeowners association's dedication to improve traffic safety around its park and playground has reached resolution through a cost-sharing arrangement with the city. ...more

February 4, 2009

A proposed development for land slated to be annexed could one day double the population of Avon Park, but some Lake Byrd residents have concerns that lake access would be opened up to thousands of residents. ...more

January 28, 2009

The city plans to resume all Community Redevelopment Agency activity after a state official answered questions and reassured staff and council about its CRA procedures. ...more

January 27, 2009

Florida Redevelopment Agency representatives will be in Avon Park today to answer questions from the city council and public about legal issues concerning the city's Community Redevelopment Agency. ...more

January 26, 2009

Items of interest from the Jan. 12 Plant City Commission meeting: •Commissioners held the first of two public hearings on a proposed ordinance prohibiting parking on portions of streets bordering the park and playground in Royal Hills subdivision. ...more

January 21, 2009

Federal regulators say they haven't decided whether they'll hold a public hearing to discuss whether to issue a new development permit for the Cypress Creek Town Center. ...more

January 21, 2009