Hillsborough County's Public Works Department will host its last public meeting on a proposed canal dredging project that could affect hundreds of waterfront homeowners around the Bay area. ...more

January 15, 2009

A proposal to raise rates for customers of Peoples Gas is about $21 million too high, according to the Office of Public Counsel, which represents Florida consumers. ...more

January 14, 2009

In a sign of the changed economic times, a local developer has scrapped plans to build multifamily housing on 15.8 acres off North Jasmine Avenue. ...more

January 10, 2009

Developer pulls application for Berry Hill project after balking at latest county-mandated changes ...more

January 6, 2009

The City Council unanimously voted to temporarily suspend all Community Redevelopment Agency activity until state redevelopment agency officials answer questions about some legal issues. ...more

December 24, 2008

City council gave its blessing to a 10-year Evaluation and Appraisal Report (EAR) before it was submitted to the Department of Community Affairs (DCA), prepared by Michael Joachim Associates, its planning consultant. ...more

December 22, 2008

The CRA here hasn't had a public hearing since March 2007, but it's possible that a public hearing wasn't required, said the deputy mayor, a city councilman and the city attorney. ...more

December 11, 2008

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

County commissioners Wednesday will consider approving an ordinance amending the capital improvements element of the county's comprehensive plan. ...more

December 8, 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