LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board gave approval Tuesday to an interlocal agreement with the county commission that includes a school concurrency plan. ...more

February 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District eventually may need to beef up its staff once school concurrency goes into effect and the school board takes a more active role in the permitting process for housing developments, district officials said Tuesday. ...more

January 16, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The topic was schools, but roads took center stage Tuesday as the Pasco County School Board and the Pasco County Commission met jointly in a two-hour workshop. ...more

October 31, 2007

SEBRING — The school board workshop scheduled for Tuesday to discuss the issue of an appointed versus an elected superintendent of schools has been canceled. Florida School Boards Association Executive Director Wayne Blanton, who was to provide the background on the issue, had a scheduling conflict prompting the cancellation. A new workshop date has yet to be determined. A citizen request initiated the school board's interest in reviewing the pros and cons of the two methods of filling the top position in the school district. Currently the superintendent is elected by the county's voters to a four-year term. ...more

October 21, 2007

Safety Harbor officials want limitations imposed on how much Clearwater is able to raise fees to process this city's recyclable material, before it enters into a long-term contract. ...more

October 6, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District and Pasco County government still aren't making headway in their effort to work out a new interlocal agreement that details guidelines for handling school construction. ...more

October 3, 2007

It's not a shock by any means that the Pasco County School Board and county commission haven't been able to iron out a new interlocal agreement as part of a state law that takes effect next year tying the approval of new residential development to school capacity. For years, the two governments have been sparring about the same issues and haven't been able to forge an agreement. ...more

September 16, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County school district and the county commission appear to be stalled in their efforts to negotiate a new interlocal agreement that details guidelines for handling school construction. ...more

September 13, 2007