Hillsborough County commissioners should reject a developer's request to build a 30-home project on a slice of land jutting into the Little Manatee River in Ruskin. ...more

April 7, 2009

A zoning hearing master is recommending approval of a rezoning request that would allow eight more houses in an environmentally sensitive area along the Little Manatee River. ...more

March 25, 2009

A developer hoping to add stilt homes to a controversial proposed development on land jutting into the Little Manatee River promises to honor the fragile environment when planning the community. ...more

February 25, 2009

A developer hoping to add more stilt homes to a controversial proposed development on land jutting into the Little Manatee River promised Tuesday night to honor the fragile environment when planning the community. ...more

February 18, 2009

It's encouraging that delegates to the Florida Water Congress voted down a proposal to establish a state water czar, a position that could have forced regions to ship their water to another part of the state. ...more

September 27, 2008

Jim Weatherford believes in recycling, especially water. That is why he has worked for two years to bring reclaimed water to the Lumsden Trace subdivision, where he lives. ...more

August 6, 2008

South Florida Community College's Community Education Department is offering a safe boating class. ...more

July 17, 2008

Friday morning, I was in contact with a member of the county legal department to receive clarification on several incorrect items that have been floating around in the public concerning their salaries and benefits. In an article written in the Hernando Today this week, the salaries of the county attorneys, along with their support staff, included benefits. The way the article was written it gave the reader the impression their benefits were in addition to the stated salaries when, in fact, they were already included in the total, per individual. ...more

June 3, 2008

The developers of Cypress Creek Town Center have been cleared to do additional earthwork on their mothballed mall site, but only to prevent flooding should the site be hit with heavy rainfall this summer. ...more

May 22, 2008