Hillsborough County commissioners embraced consolidating all the county's public water systems last Wednesday, tentatively approving $400,000 to study whether a merger has merit. ...more

November 9, 2009

The city's carbon footprint could soon be getting bigger. Tampa officials want to increase the amount of methanol they're allowed to use at the Howard F. Curren Wastewater Treatment Plant, a move environmental regulators say will double the level of hazardous air emissions coming from the facility. ...more

November 7, 2009

City officials have for the past year voiced concerns to state environmental regulators that a proposed landfill in Pasco County is a potential catastrophe. ...more

November 7, 2009

Two years after abandoning plans to install red light cameras across the city, Tampa officials are taking another look at the controversial traffic control devices. ...more

October 29, 2009

Firefighters want more money for college tuition reimbursement. Police officers want to add another floating holiday and increase their annual leave and sick time. ...more

October 29, 2009

The project is code named "09-066." Tampa officials are negotiating with a commercial real estate company over Project 09-066 and how it could bring jobs and development to the area. ...more

October 22, 2009

Gulf Marine Repair Corp. intends to rehire more than 100 employees to handle an increase in ship repair projects and will create 50 jobs to expand a dry dock at Port of Tampa, officials said Monday. ...more

September 1, 2009

Port of Tampa officials said Thursday they expect petroleum, container cargo shipments and total tonnage to increase in 2010, when projected total revenue will be $41.6 million, compared with an estimated $39.2 million for the fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. ...more

August 28, 2009

The windows in old City Hall have pretty much reached the end of their life. ...more

August 20, 2009

City government has entered the online world of social networking. In an effort to modernize their communication with the public, Tampa officials have joined Twitter, a Web-based messaging service accessible on a wide variety of devices. It allows the city to send out brief, real-time messages - or "tweets" - of interest to the public. ...more

June 11, 2009