Initial work on the Hernando Beach dredge project could begin by mid-September, Assistant County Engineer Gregg Sutton said Thursday. ...more

September 4, 2009

Barring any delays or weather-related problems, the Hernando County beach dredge project could be finished by February 2010. ...more

July 18, 2009

Some folks out here that are against buying the courses are trying to ignore the two 800 pound gorillas in the room. One is the fact that it is going to cost $1.8 million to construct lakes and $500,000 to dredge (de-silt) the canals. ...more

March 29, 2009

If the Hernando Beach channel dredge project doesn't begin by July 30, County Engineer Charles Mixson will be fired on July 31. ...more

January 31, 2009

Bring in the reinforcements. That was the directive from a unanimous county commission Tuesday to County Administrator David Hamilton, who had recommended hiring a Tallahassee attorney to steer the Hernando Beach channel dredge project toward a start date. ...more

January 7, 2009

Russell: 'Bring in the top guns.' ...more

January 6, 2009

A public hearing on an ordinance that would provide a method for waterfront homeowners to set up and finance a coastal canal dredging program has been delayed until at least January. ...more

December 10, 2008

Waterfront homeowners eager to unclog the hemmed-in canals that block their path to Tampa Bay will have to wait a bit longer. The public hearing on an ordinance that would help property owners set up and finance a coastal canal dredging program won't go before the Hillsborough County Commission until at least mid-January. The public hearing had originally been scheduled for Dec. 17. ...more

December 4, 2008

Boaters will have to be mindful of new sea grass protection zones off Hernando Beach. ...more

October 23, 2008

Boaters hemmed in by silted-up canals can learn what it might cost them to clear a path to Tampa Bay. ...more

October 8, 2008