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Commissioner Concerned With Site Of 2005 Fire
The 2005 fire that destroyed nearly a block of historic downtown created a void one Plant City commissioner calls an eyesore and a blight. ...more
July 31, 2008
Council Favors Higher Fire Assessment For Churches, Nonprofit Groups
As the city council plans to renew its annual fire assessments, churches and nonprofit organizations will likely find themselves paying a greater annual fee to get their fire protection. ...more
July 31, 2008
Fees Likely For Saving Hillsborough After-School Program
Hundreds of parents told Hillsborough County commissioners they would be willing to pay a fee or increased fees if the county would protect after-school and summer recreation programs from budget cuts. ...more
July 30, 2008
Residents Gain Online Access To City Agendas, Reports
Items of interest at the July 14 city commission meeting and budget workshop included: ...more
July 23, 2008
County, Sports Authority Tussle: No Harm, No Foul
A dust-up between the Hillsborough County Commission and the Tampa Sports Authority was defused Friday when Sports Authority executive director Henry Saavedra agreed the agency would significantly cut its administrative costs. ...more
July 19, 2008
Property Taxes Not Expected To Increase
Despite a projected $1.2 million shortfall in state funding because of the flagging economy, city budget planners don't expect to recommend a property tax increase. ...more
July 12, 2008
City Scours Expenses For Savings
Soaring costs and plunging revenues have created "the perfect storm" of a budget year, prompting city leaders to scrutinize expenses large and small and consider fees for emergency response to traffic accidents. ...more
July 9, 2008
District Rejects Cut To Tax Rate
LAND O' LAKES - Faced with dwindling funding for capital improvements, Pasco County School Board members said Tuesday that this is no time to slice the property tax rate further than necessary. ...more
July 9, 2008
Temple Terrace Budget Planners Don't Expect Tax Increase
TEMPLE TERRACE - Despite a projected $1.2 million shortfall in state funding because of the flagging economy, city budget planners don't expect to recommend a property tax increase. However, city officials are considering a monthly garbage pickup rate increase of $1 or going from twice-weekly to once-a-week service. In addition, the city's annual residential spring clean-up may be eliminated. ...more
July 8, 2008
South Brooksville Walk Is Saturday
County Administrator David Hamilton and Brooksville Vice Mayor Frankie Burnett plan to walk the streets of South Brooksville Saturday morning to see up close the condition of the neighborhood. ...more
June 26, 2008
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