When Dade City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the town's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. ...more

October 21, 2009

When City Commissioner Camille Hernandez made a motion last week to repeal the city's ban on private irrigation wells, she said it was about conservation and property rights. It was wasteful to force homeowners to use city's potable drinking water to sprinkle their lawns if they could afford to drill a well, she argued. She was convincing, winning a 3-2 majority vote to repeal a decades-old ordinance. ...more

October 20, 2009

Investigators believe someone set a fire in a city storage building early this morning that caused at least $20,000 in damage. ...more

July 19, 2009

City water treatment officials say plans to construct a reverse osmosis drinking water treatment plant are on track. ...more

November 5, 2008

There are eight elements to a good neighborhood, said Debbie Love. Washington Heights used to have them all, but they've disappeared as this community has disintegrated over the years. ...more

July 21, 2008

A motorcyclist who won a jury verdict for nearly $18 million against the city of Tampa is one step closer to collecting. ...more

January 24, 2008

TAMPA - A motorcyclist who won a jury verdict for nearly $18 million against the city of Tampa is one step closer to collecting. ...more

January 24, 2008

Mayor Hutch Brock started the discussion about the city manager search with a familiar refrain. ...more

January 23, 2008

City officials have been scratching their heads for weeks trying to figure out how this small municipality has been losing millions of gallons of water every month. ...more

December 17, 2007

Townspeople stood in the sweltering heat at grocery stores and community centers, waiting to fill plastic jugs with water. Tanker trucks rumbled down the highways, bringing relief to a thirsty town suddenly gone dry. ...more

December 9, 2007