I went to a board meeting and asked to speak. After I made my suggestion, one of the directors attacked me, yelling and using abusive language about my "stupid" suggestion. A few days later, the board filed a grievance with the disputes committee, and they fined me and restricted me from using the clubhouse. ...more

March 7, 2010

Louis Miller, executive director of Tampa International Airport for 14 years, submitted his resignation today. The resignation takes effect on April 23. ...more

February 24, 2010

Changing how county commissioners are elected; replacing an appointed county administrator with an elected county mayor; making it easier to change how county government operates. ...more

February 14, 2010

I recently moved to Florida and into a homeowners association. Its last newsletter included an application for new board members. The newsletter writers made reference to statute 718 several times. I called the president and asked whether we were a homeowners or condominium association, and why the newsletter referred to 718 and not 720. He said the board believed they were so close in some cases that they fell under both statutes. ...more

February 7, 2010

But board rejects $5 million for business incentives. ...more

February 2, 2010

In the great pantheon of historic departures, Cathi Martin's declared leave-taking may lack the bitterness of Richard Nixon, the sentimentality of Douglas MacArthur and the epiphany of Julius Caesar, but we are nonetheless willing to forgive her. ...more

January 22, 2010

LAND O' LAKES - Cathi Martin, a Pasco County School Board member who drew criticism because of excessive absences from board meetings, says she will not seek re-election this year. ...more

January 21, 2010

Our association has two owners who have had habitual delinquency. Our board hired an attorney, put a lien on the properties and began foreclosure proceedings. ...more

November 15, 2009

Some owners were allowed to install carpet on the walks of their building. Our building is now going to be painted and weatherproofed. The board is requiring that the owners have the carpet removed at their expense. The board says that the carpet is not in compliance with Florida law. Who is now responsible for the cost of removing the carpet? ...more

October 25, 2009

Mayor Pam Iorio, displeased with the Tampa Sports Authority's dismissal of longtime Executive Director Henry Saavedra, has told the city's public access television station to start televising the authority's board meetings. ...more

March 26, 2009