CORY LAKE ISLES - The Cory Lake Isles Community Development District's governing board extended the application period for its vacant seat to be more inclusive to residents interested in serving. But when the developer-controlled board convened last week1/16, it refused to discuss making the appointment. District manager John Daugirda said he was told not to put the item on the board's January agenda. ...more

January 22, 2008

Tampa Bay Water's desalination plant is finally up and running, four years late. ...more

December 22, 2007

The Pasco County Commission is considering Commissioner Jack Mariano's proposal to move the public comment portion of commission meetings from the end of the meetings to the beginning. ...more

December 18, 2007

Officials at Tampa Bay Water, the regional water-supply utility, insist its proposal to increase protections for the Alafia River will not affect the local economy or raise the costs of Hillsborough County government. ...more

December 15, 2007

Imagine having to choose between eating dinner and taking medicine. When money is tight, that's exactly the choice some people have to make. ...more

November 28, 2007

Once-a-week watering restrictions will be around at least through June 30. The governing board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District, known as Swiftmud, voted Monday to extend the restrictions that have been in effect since Jan. 16. ...more

November 27, 2007

The county's transit agency is looking for an alternative to property taxes to fund - and potentially increase - its budget. ...more

November 6, 2007

TAMPA - The county's transit agency is looking for an alternative to property taxes to fund – and potentially increase – its budget. ...more

November 5, 2007

Two state senators who came together last year to criticize the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority have opposite views over the authority's recent effort to hire an outside lobbyist. ...more

October 24, 2007