In 2006 Hillsborough County commissioners spent $170,000 to terminate a golf range's lease on the Linebaugh Avenue County Northwest Landfill to hasten development of another solid waste transfer station. Today, the golf range remains shuttered, the site is an eyesore, no new transfer station is built and there is no sign of the construction that was to be completed this year. ...more

October 29, 2009

Russell: 'We've got to draw the line.' ...more

September 17, 2008

A proposal to raise user fees at local parks and boat ramps died a quick death Tuesday. ...more

September 17, 2008

TAMPA - The Southwest Florida Water Management District plans to open up thousands of acres around Tampa Bay Water's regional drinking-water reservoir for hiking, biking, horseback riding and other recreational activities. ...more

June 25, 2008