Debate is raging over Hometown Democracy, a proposed constitutional amendment that would give voters - and not city or county commissioners - the last word on local growth plans. ...more

September 12, 2007

The proposed amendment to Florida's constitution called Hometown Democracy is a few hundred thousand petitions short of making it to the 2008 ballot. Yet debate is already raging over the plan to give voters – and not city or county commissioners – the last word on local growth plans. Early Tuesday, about 250 builders, land-use lawyers, planners and media types paid $39 a plate for the Tampa Bay Business Journal's breakfast face-off on the issue at Pepin Hospitality Centre. ...more

September 11, 2007

Ann Larsen, executive director of the Pasco Arts Council, is spearheading an effort to make the county's arts and cultural community more visible and demonstrate that it is a thriving industry that contributes to the local economy. ...more

September 8, 2007