Planning and zoning commissioners Monday approved a conditional plat amendment for Eagle Point subdivision, an area west of Shoal Line Boulevard and north of Eagle Nest Drive. ...more

November 12, 2009

Need a job? Want an affordable home? Come to Tampa. You're not likely to hear those words these days, but 50 years ago, that was the marketing campaign of developers luring Northerners to the Sunshine State. ...more

November 1, 2009

The year was 1959, and the nation was recovering from a recession. Unemployment was at 1.4 million; foreign relations were strained as Fidel Castro came to power in Cuba; and motorists were complaining about a 2-cent rise in gas prices to 32 cents a gallon. ...more

October 30, 2009

It was simply called Resolution No. 2009-5 approving budget amendment No. 25, for the acquisition of the Sebring Airport Authority water and sewer systems and it was passed by a 4-1 vote in the consent agenda. ...more

March 7, 2009

About $400,000 for conservation land purchases in Highlands County this year will be lost if, as expected, the state legislature suspends the state's Florida Forever land conservation program. ...more

January 13, 2009

After two years of waiting, Mayor Pam Iorio wants to fast-track Encore, the planned redevelopment of Central Park Village. ...more

January 12, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - Originally planted to please the eye, the roadside trees in part of The Groves community on U.S. 41 have become a problem for some residents. ...more

January 9, 2009

Encore, the planned Central Park Village redevelopment, would boost Tampa's economy by creating thousands of jobs - both short-term construction jobs and hundreds of permanent positions. ...more

December 11, 2008

The requests include improvements for water and sewer systems. ...more

December 4, 2008

With snowbirds on the move, flushing out a deal between the city, the Department of Environmental Protection and Highlands County on the purchase of Landmark Utilities will be met with an increasing sense of urgency. ...more

November 23, 2008