One dollar will get you a seat on THE Bus. But it takes a whole lot of those dollars to pay for the county's annual operating costs for the mass transit system. To be precise: $600,000 in property tax revenues. ...more

June 22, 2008

THE COST OF MASS TRANSIT IN HERNANDO COUNTY ...more

June 21, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - Homeowners rebelled Thursday night against a proposed budget that would increase their community development district assessments by $540 next year. "I think the increase in fees, in this economy, is unacceptable," George Castillo said. "Every homeowner here is outraged." Earlier this month, the CDD board released its proposed 2009 budget that was nearly $600,000 more than the current budget. Security costs would go up 50 percent because of the board's new contract with Wackenhut. The extra $165,000 buys more diligent gate officers, a sophisticated computer and camera system, and nightly patrols. ...more

June 19, 2008

The Hillsborough County Commission today is scheduled to review a plan on how to spend more than $40 million in Community Investment Tax revenue on parks. ...more

June 17, 2008

Homeowners in this New Tampa gated community long have said they weren't getting first-rate service from developer Gene Thomason. ...more

June 14, 2008

City of Brooksville Vice Mayor Frankie Burnett set the tone of Tuesday's neighborhood meeting in South Brooksville by urging residents to focus on future improvements and not getting too caught up in past mistakes of the county. ...more

June 11, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - Homeowners in this New Tampa gated community often complained that they weren't getting first-rate service from developer Gene Thomason. As the neighborhood weans itself from Thomason and his all-everything company, Cory Lakes Limited, it's learning that first-rate service will cost a hefty chunk of change. Cory Lake Isles homeowners will face a 34 percent increase in their assessments in the next fiscal year. That's a difference of $540 per household. ...more

June 10, 2008

COUNTY DEPARTMENTS SUBMIT ANNUAL PLAN ...more

June 7, 2008

Pasco's lawmakers lassoed more than $28 million this year in state funding for countywide capital improvements. ...more

May 31, 2008

The first nine delegates to a national Republican convention from the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas say they'll all be supporting Sen. John McCain, although they won't be able to vote for him in November. ...more

February 24, 2008