Now it's the other committee's turn. The county's new business and economic development committee will make its debut Tuesday, with plenty of front-burner issues on the agenda. ...more

March 15, 2009

NEW PORT RICHEY Sarah Cooke thought she would be doing a walk-through of her new Habitat for Humanity home today -- until she saw the crowd of people in the driveway. She and her children, son Devin, 15, and daughter Lauren, 10, were greeted outside the home in the New Port Richey neighborhood of Moon Lake by Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Warrick Dunn. ...more

December 9, 2008

Red virtually covered the entire West Pasco area on a map shown to the County Commission this week about the high risk of more foreclosures. ...more

November 29, 2008

Facing a Dec. 1 application deadline, the Pasco County Commission today approved a foreclosure rescue plan. ...more

November 25, 2008

Pasco County and federal authorities might be in a tug of war over how best to spend nearly $20 million of federal aid in a foreclosure rescue plan. ...more

November 5, 2008

Homebuilders are a little more optimistic about the prospects for home sales in the next six months, but an index reflecting the sector's confidence overall remained at an all-time low, an industry trade association said Monday. ...more

August 19, 2008

About a dozen local Realtors, builders and business people stressed to county commissioners Tuesday the urgent need to reduce impact fees by 25 percent to jump start home construction and assist first-time home buyers. ...more

June 25, 2008

Backers say 25 percent reduction would boost economy. ...more

June 24, 2008

Howie Carroll said he would try to do better. As Hillsborough County's affordable housing manager, he could have been more vigilant. ...more

February 6, 2008

Rising numbers of home foreclosure cases in Hernando County have prompted county commissioners to schedule a workshop and explore ways to help embattled homeowners. ...more

December 25, 2007