The city will not consolidate its emergency dispatch operations with those of Hillsborough County. ...more

May 24, 2008

It was supposed to be a discussion about the most important aspect of the city council's job: the budget. ...more

May 23, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - The city will not consolidate its emergency dispatch operations with those of Hillsborough County. It was an option Temple Terrace Police Chief Tony Velong brought up during a budget workshop as a means to trim the city's costs. He said the action would save the city $1 million a year. The city is facing a potential revenue loss of $1.4 million because of state-mandated rollbacks in property taxes. ...more

May 20, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Superintendent Heather Fiorentino hopes to deal with an anticipated $16 million shortfall in the school district's 2008-09 budget with hiring freezes and other cost-saving efforts. ...more

May 19, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District needs to trim spending by nearly $16 million to cover an anticipated shortfall in the 2008-09 budget, Superintendent Heather Fiorentino said Wednesday. ...more

May 8, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District needs to trim spending by about $16 million to cover an anticipated shortfall in the 2008-09 budget, Superintendent Heather Fiorentino said this afternoon. ...more

May 7, 2008

County Administrator David Hamilton wanted to hear what was on people's mind regarding the budget. ...more

May 7, 2008

The county's first community budget workshop will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 6, at Lorenzo Hamilton Community Center, 899 Kennedy Blvd., in Brooksville. ...more

May 4, 2008

County Needs Visionaries Regarding "County Eyes Service Cuts, Shies Away From Tax Increases" (Metro, Feb. 14): ...more

February 21, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners are considering reducing some services in rural areas to deal with deficits arising from the passage of Amendment 1, but they are not likely to raise fees or taxes. ...more

February 14, 2008