Growth Management Administrator Sam Steffey recently earned praise as he prepares to retire after 31 years serving Pasco County. ...more

April 29, 2009

Budget Director George Zoettlein was not one of the three finalists for the vacant position of county administrator in Citrus County. ...more

April 28, 2009

A crowd of about 100 people stood up and cheered the Highlands County commissioners Tuesday morning when they voted unanimously to change the voting rules at the Sun 'n Lake special district. ...more

April 7, 2009

Hillsborough County Commissioner Rose Ferlita on Wednesday wanted to ask some hard questions of Jim Barnes, the commission's internal performance auditor. ...more

April 2, 2009

After Bob Germaine was elected Highlands County Clerk of Courts, he retired in December from his old job, senior director of court services. For the rest of his life, he'll get a check from the Florida Retirement System. ...more

April 2, 2009

You may be being poisoned by your own drinking water, whether that water comes from a municipal source or your own private well. This shocking revelation came to me quite by chance and began when I asked the Highlands County Administrator Michael Wright if old, discontinued left-over prescription drugs could be brought to the Household Hazardous Waste and Electronics Waste Collection March 7. ...more

April 1, 2009

Hillsborough County celebrated the dedication of the new Central Hillsborough Water Treatment Facility March 23 - with a toast of water from the plant. ...more

April 1, 2009

Hillsborough County celebrated the dedication of the new Central Hillsborough Water Treatment Facility March 23 - with a toast of water from the plant. ...more

April 1, 2009

Facing the prospect of major budget cuts next year, Pasco County officials took the hard questions directly to the taxpayers Monday night in the first of a series of public meetings aimed at setting priorities for the county's future. ...more

April 1, 2009

Hillsborough County Commissioner Kevin Beckner suggested Tuesday that commissioners look at cutting their own salaries or benefits as a symbolic gesture to show empathy for county employees facing layoffs. ...more

April 1, 2009