Suggests several potential remedies. ...more

January 16, 2008

The county property appraiser's office recorded 1,928 foreclosures in 2007, more than a 250 percent increase from 2006. ...more

January 15, 2008

Suggests several potential remedies. ...more

January 15, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - When New Tampa's only condemned house was finally demolished in April, the neighbors didn't cheer or toast with champagne. They gathered in a light rain and watched quietly as an excavator tore through eight years of frustration and headaches. Gary Glassman, a member of the city's legal staff, stood under the shelter of a giant oak and watched, too. The case landed on his desk in late 2006, more than two years after Tampa Code Enforcement Director Curtis Lane signed a demolition order. ...more

January 2, 2008

The Board of County Commissioners held its annual employee recognition picnic on December 13, 2007, at the Hernando County Fairgrounds. Over 400 employees attended and enjoyed barbecued chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers and sausage cooked by Code Enforcement Director for Hernando County, Frank McDowell, on his monster grill. Employees brought toys to the picnic to donation to "Kay's Toys" in memory of former Utilities Director Kay Adams, who died earlier this year. The toys were distributed to families in Hernando County by the United Way of Hernando County. The following employees received special recognition at the event: ...more

December 19, 2007

LAKE PLACID — It all depends on who you talk to. Some call the vendors who hawk fresh vegetables along the roadside "squatters," while regular customers talk about bargains. As the local growing seasons change, the fare varies from strawberries to oranges and melons. A pair of longtime produce vendors along U.S. 27 – just north of the Lake Placid town border – don't know whose property they sell from. ...more

November 12, 2007

BRANDON - They're the roadside equivalent of junk mail – tiny signs that advertise everything imaginable: cheap houses, health insurance, eligible singles, telemarketing jobs and even salvation. The illegal signs annoy residents, mangle lawnmowers and stymie county workers who pulled them out of the ground by the tens of thousands last year. ...more

October 30, 2007

Drive along any major throughway in Pasco County, and you are bound to see a 'snipe' sign. ...more

October 13, 2007