Hernando residents should be paying attention to a plan to bring a landfill to Dade City, environmentalists say. ...more

December 17, 2008

TAMPA -- A proposed Pasco County landfill would be built near the headwaters of the Hillsborough River, Tampa's main source of drinking water, and that concerns some members of the city council. So they're planning to vote on a resolution, albeit symbolic, expressing their opposition to the project, arguing that the proposed landfill threatens the city's water supply. ...more

December 17, 2008

The state Department of Environmental Protection will wait until Jan. 12 to announce its final decision on permitting a controversial landfill proposed for property south of Dade City. ...more

December 11, 2008

Henriquez Electric Corp. in Tampa filed a $13,000 lien for unpaid work at the planned Polk County exotic-animal park owned by Lowry Park Zoo President Lex Salisbury. ...more

December 10, 2008

The state Department of Environmental Protection will wait until Jan. 12 to announce its final decision on permitting a controversial landfill proposed for property south of Dade City. ...more

December 10, 2008

Lowry Park Zoo's chief executive officer, Lex Salisbury, and his business partner face more than $46,000 in fines from water managers for unauthorized development of a planned exotic-animal park in Polk County. ...more

December 4, 2008

Lowry Park Zoo CEO Lex Salisbury and his business partner face more than $46,000 in fines from water managers for unauthorized development of a planned exotic animal park in Polk County. ...more

December 3, 2008

After years of lax growth controls, Pasco County officials charted a refreshing new course more than two years ago by approving a much-needed rewrite of the comprehensive land use plan, the road map for orderly development. ...more

December 3, 2008

Lex Salisbury, Lowry Park Zoo's chief executive officer, and his business partner ignored environmental regulations in developing an animal park they hope to open in a protected area of Polk County, state water managers said. ...more

November 26, 2008

TAMPA Water managers say Lowry Park Zoo CEO Lex Salisbury and his business partner ignored environmental regulations in developing a planned exotic-animal park in a protected area of Polk County. Safari Wild didn't get the proper permits before constructing buildings, putting up fences and dredging land on the property, the Southwest Florida Water Management District has determined. ...more

November 25, 2008