Mayor Cliff McDuffie called it a "no-brainer." Yes, the city could get its Community Development Block Grant application in by the Sept. 29 deadline. Yes, it could probably score high enough to land the $750,000 grant to relieve downtown flooding well enough for the fire department to move back into its Sixth Street station. ...more

September 24, 2008

In the Aug. 26 Republican primary for the District 1 seat on the Pasco County Commission, the incumbent, Ted Schrader, is being challenged by John Nicolette. ...more

August 16, 2008

In the race for the District 2 Pasco School Board there is no shortage of qualified candidates to fill the seat of 16-year board member Marge Whaley, who chose not to run for re-election. ...more

August 16, 2008

Pasco County voters have a difficult decision to make Aug. 26 when they go to the polls to elect a school board member to replace Marge Whaley, who is retiring after 16 years of exemplary service. ...more

August 2, 2008

The city has collected $17.3 million in transportation impact fees in New Tampa during the past decade but managed to complete only one road project. ...more

July 2, 2008

First the bad news: The moribund housing industry has put a major crimp in Pasco County's road-building plans. ...more

June 29, 2008

City and transportation officials are hoping proposed new rules will allow them to funnel more money to mass transit downtown and in the West Shore business district. ...more

February 20, 2008

If you live here, you've likely experienced the parking lot that is U.S. 301 at rush hour in the winter. You've probably watched the clock tick as you wait to make a left turn onto Eiland Boulevard. ...more

January 2, 2008

The city is considering increasing for the first time in 18 years the fees it charges on new construction to offset the ballooning cost of roads. ...more

December 22, 2007

It's disheartening that two elected boards, plus their legal staffs and administrators, cannot settle a simple dispute over who should pay for off-site road improvements needed for new schools. Yet, that's been the case for years between Pasco County government and the school board, and another round of talks last week failed to solve the issue. ...more

November 4, 2007