County commissioners on Tuesday set a tentative tax rate of $5.43 per $1,000 of property valuation for the 2008-09 fiscal year, the same rate homeowners paid this year. ...more

July 24, 2008

It has been a major source of municipal revenue for nearly a half-century. ...more

July 24, 2008

Port Richey council members repealed the 10-percent utility tax that had been on the books since the 1960s. ...more

July 23, 2008

County commissioners on Tuesday set a tentative tax rate of $5.43 per $1,000 of property valuation for the upcoming 2008-09 fiscal year – the same rate homeowners paid this year. Property owners will, however, save an estimated $115 each in the coming year, however, thanks to statewide property tax reform, a slow economy and a trimmed down budget of $980 million. Homeowners in August will receive notices from the property appraiser showing their estimated taxes for the coming year. Those in the county's fire and rescue taxing district also must pay 99.6 cents per $1,000 as well as school taxes, water district and mosquito control district fees and other assessments. Those in municipalities pay local taxes. ...more

July 23, 2008

Port Richey council members will vote tomorrow whether to repeal a utility tax. ...more

July 21, 2008

Pasco County leaders will spend less, and homeowners will save an estimated $115 each in the 2008-09 fiscal year, thanks to statewide property tax reform and a struggling economy. ...more

July 16, 2008

Pasco County leaders will spend less, and homeowners will save an estimated $115 each in the 2008-09 fiscal year, thanks to statewide property tax reform and a struggling economy. For the first time in three years, Pasco County's proposed budget has dipped below $1 billion, although it remains close at $980 million. That represents a 19 percent decrease from the current fiscal year total of $1.2 billion, County Administrator John Gallagher said today. Pasco County commissioners got their first look at the fiscal 2008-09 budget at a special meeting in New Port Richey. The budget includes higher fees for parks, planning, zoning and development services and about $3.8 million more to compensate for higher fuel costs. The plan also has 44 fewer full-time positions than this fiscal year, although some new jobs are being added. ...more

July 15, 2008

By the start of a new fiscal year on Oct. 1, boaters likely will begin paying $5 to launch a boat at Anclote River Park, Pasco's parks chief says. ...more

June 11, 2008

Sheriff Bob White would pare $1.1 million from his current $86 million budget and return an additional $1.5 million of unspent money from this year under the 2008-09 spending proposal he submitted to Pasco County officials Friday. ...more

May 31, 2008

For years, residents have been able to drag grass cuttings, leaves, broken trees limbs and other yard debris to the end of their roads, knowing that someone would come around at least once a month to take it all away, free of charge. ...more

February 9, 2008