Hillsborough County residents understand the value of the Environmental Lands Acquisition and Protection Program, which has preserved more than 45,000 acres throughout the county. Last year nearly 80 percent of Hillsborough voters supported the reauthorization of the program. ...more

December 5, 2009

Hillsborough County appeared to be heading toward embracing the idea of purchasing and protecting undeveloped land, overwhelmingly approving an extension of a 21-year-old land preservation program. ...more

November 5, 2008

Hillsborough County has again embraced the idea of purchasing and protecting undeveloped land, overwhelmingly approving an extension of a 21-year-old land preservation program. ...more

November 4, 2008

Ecotourism, Port of Manatee growth, access to Interstate 75 and the redevelopment of Old Sun City are all opportunities the South Side community can seize on as they plan for the area's future, activists say. ...more

October 22, 2008

For several years, elected officials at every level have been promising big tax cuts. Voters, when finally given a chance to weigh in on the issue in January, overwhelmingly approved an amendment that was part of what Gov. Charlie Crist called the largest tax cut in Florida history. ...more

September 14, 2008

Things were looking good for the city's plans to build a new fire station. ...more

June 30, 2008

When all was said and done, it came down to the money. Facing a revenue shortfall from state-mandated tax reforms, several Dade City city commissioners saw big dollar signs in a proposal to annex 56 acres of undeveloped land along U.S. 301 and south of Willingham Avenue, where a new subdivision is planned. ...more

June 26, 2008

As if home builders didn't have enough to worry about with plunging home prices and rising foreclosures, the surge in oil prices is driving up the cost of key construction materials and further eroding homebuyers' confidence. ...more

June 14, 2008

There's a little-known saying among fire chiefs: Two of the biggest challenges of the job are having to close a fire station or build one. ...more

June 13, 2008

A poll to gauge residents' support of a program that buys land for conservation will go forward with the blessing of the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more

April 17, 2008