Boaters hemmed in by silted-up canals can learn what it might cost them to clear a path to Tampa Bay. Hillsborough County engineers will host a second informational meeting on a coastal canal dredging ordinance at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8 at Lennard High School. ...more

September 30, 2008

South Shore waterfront property owners must decide if they are willing to pay for a clear passage to Tampa Bay. ...more

September 24, 2008

There are problems there, too, owner of first site says. ...more

September 17, 2008

The county is sailing full steam ahead with plans to place the slurry dredged from the bottom of the Hernando Beach channel on an alternate site. ...more

September 17, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - Residents who want cleaner, deeper canals will have to decide whether they are willing to pay for them. ...more

September 17, 2008

Brigades of some 1,600 volunteers hope to make a clean sweep of the county next weekend. ...more

September 13, 2008

A referendum on a proposed tax assessment for canal dredging remains on schedule for the spring. ...more

August 27, 2008

WEST SHORE - A referendum on a proposed tax assessment for canal dredging remains on schedule for the spring. City stormwater director Chuck Walter said BCI Engineers & Scientists Inc. has almost finished surveying 13 West Shore-area canals. The information will be used to produce a more accurate proposal for seeking bids for dredging. ...more

August 21, 2008

Britain's second-largest city, Birmingham, has a new skyline - only it belongs to its Alabama namesake. ...more

August 15, 2008

Smaller vessels are selling better since gas prices soared. ...more

July 26, 2008