Pasco County leaders will stay the course on a troubled reclaimed reservoir project in Land O' Lakes despite concerns that proposed fixes may not work. ...more

December 5, 2007

A regional hurricane shelter planned for Denton Avenue could be delayed after federal officials' demand it be strengthened to withstand 200 mph winds and tornadoes, county officials said last week. ...more

December 3, 2007

With Pasco County expecting to tighten its budget belt more next year, County Commission members plan to offer incentives to county workers for cost-cutting ideas. Employees "in the trenches" know best how to save the county money, according to Commissioner Michael Cox. ...more

November 27, 2007

More residents than ever are calling county officials for rides to doctor appointments, jobs and other necessities they can't get to themselves. ...more

November 27, 2007

Pasco County leaders again will consider spending an additional $4.1 million on a troubled reservoir project in Land O' Lakes, for a total $22.7 million. ...more

November 24, 2007

The price of being a good neighbor to the Wal-Mart Supercenter next door was too steep for Bobkatz Bar and Grill owners. The bar owners, Ed Beck and Pete White, didn't complain about business tapering off during construction of the Supercenter on U.S. 19 north of S.R. 52. ...more

November 17, 2007

An emergency meeting has been scheduled for tomorrow morning about traffic flow problems at the Wal-Mart Supercenter under construction on U.S. 19 north of S.R. 52. ...more

November 14, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Engineers say it may cost an additional $3.9 million to finish a reclaimed water reservoir off Parkway Boulevard, bringing the total price to $22.7 million. ...more

November 9, 2007

SEBRING — Hiring a new administrator, the county's chief executive, won't be the only major change in 2008 for Highlands County government. By the end of February, four months before Administrator Carl Cool retires, the county commissioners plan to fill the four new executive positions which they recently created. By unanimous vote on Tuesday, the commissioners agreed to immediately launch the hiring process for the four new "division director" positions. Having four division directors supervise the county's 19 department heads and report directly to the administrator is the centerpiece of the commissioners' No. 1 goal, set back in January, of making county government more efficient. The county will advertise to fill three of the positions — directors of the public safety, public works and community services divisions — immediately. Candidates will be sought locally, statewide and nationally. Rick Helms, the assistant county administrator, has already been picked for the fourth position, assistant county administrator/director of administrative services. For several weeks, commissioners had been considering two options: hiring the division directors as soon as possible, or letting the new county administrator pick the division directors after he or she starts on July 1. ...more

November 7, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - Ground-penetrating radar showed that a reclaimed water reservoir under construction at Pines Parkway is prone to sinkholes, but it appears the problems run deeper than expected. ...more

November 6, 2007