To jumpstart the economy even more, county commissioners Tuesday voted 5-0 to expand its impact fee reduction plan from solely residential to add commercial and industrial construction. ...more

October 28, 2009

A vote by the Hillsborough County Commission to award $50,000 to an embattled Tampa nonprofit agency has been postponed until Feb. 4. ...more

January 22, 2009

A vote by the Hillsborough County Commission to award $50,000 to an embattled Tampa nonprofit agency has been postponed until Feb. 4. ...more

January 21, 2009

Residents will get another chance to voice their objections to a planned mental health and drug addiction treatment facility when county commissioners hear the proposal at their Land Use Hearing Wednesday. ...more

January 13, 2009

Jenny Game's home has foundation problems, a wall is detaching from a rear bedroom and the electrical needs rewiring. On top of that, her electric bill is more than $300 a month. ...more

October 22, 2008

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DISTRICT 1: MICHAEL BURMANN ...more

August 10, 2008

SEBRING — Two questions are being raised about the "Save Our Seniors" property tax discount, passed statewide by voters in 1998 to help lower-income homeowners age 65 and up. First: Should Highlands County commissioners raise this tax break? Highlands County offers 1/10th of the maximum level of this tax relief, available to seniors with annual household income of $23,600 or lower. The commissioners authorize it at a $5,000 reduction in the taxable value of a homestead house. The constitutional amendment creating Save Our Seniors originally gave cities and counties the option of reducing homestead taxable value by up to $25,000. A year ago, the state Legislature adjusted the maximum up to $50,000. ...more

September 16, 2007