Hernando County Commissioner David Russell jokes that Pasco County has looked at County Line Road as its "fair-haired stepchild" because of its past reluctance to help fund improvements on that vital east-west corridor. ...more

December 25, 2008

Efforts to lure T. Rowe Price to Pasco County moved forward Wednesday, with Pasco County commissioners approving a package of incentives to offer the investment giant. ...more

November 6, 2008

One of the lessons learned in Vietnam was that it is possible to take issues away from the enemy and turn them to your advantage. Two programs, originated with the U.S. Agency for International Development, and had a substantial impact on the course of the war. ...more

November 5, 2008

County officials on Thursday approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. ...more

October 24, 2008

Pasco County officials today approved construction plans for a controversial new high school near the junction of State Road 52 and Chicago Avenue in Hudson. The approval of construction plans was required under the conditions of county commissioners' approval of the project in March 2007. Work on the school could begin within the next 90 days. The high school, now know as High School "EEE," drew renewed objections from nearby residents, who said it violated the county's long-range planning strategy and would damage wells. ...more

October 23, 2008

Members of the Hillsborough County Commission appear to be, for the most part, well-intended individuals. But when a majority believes that making political donations constitutes moral courage or that smart growth comes from letting developers have their way, it's clear the commission needs some fresh perspective. ...more

October 12, 2008

The Hillsborough County School District does not have to pay for roads or other traffic improvements that do not touch school property, a circuit judge ruled Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

With help from a state grant of $1.6 million and a housing developer's donation of about $80,000, Highlands County will go ahead with two major road improvements in the new 2008-09 fiscal year, which starts Wednesday. ...more

September 26, 2008

Hillsborough County is forging full-steam ahead with school construction on the land Newland Communities bought from Pulte Homes, known as Lake Hutto, but the developer plans a period of watchful waiting before building any homes. ...more

September 17, 2008

County commissioners, acting as the county's Local Planning Agency, gave a green light to plans for Starkey Ranch, the development planned by brothers Frank and Trey Starkey on land their family has owned since the 1930s. ...more

August 28, 2008