Three Florida business leaders have offered job creation proposals to the state Senate Select Committee on Florida's Economy. ...more

January 15, 2009

The city's proposed hike in impact fees could make construction of affordable housing more costly for builders, according to a builder who has been working with the Tarpon Springs Housing Authority. ...more

November 1, 2008

AVON PARK — Memorial Elementary School is scheduled to open for classes in August, but first the school district has to resolve water/sewer service issues for the school. The School Board of Highlands County and the city of Avon Park are at a stalemate over water reclamation piping. Avon Park wants the school district to pay about $180,000 for the installation of more than 9,000 feet of "purple pipe" to transport reclaimed water. It is quite possible the school district would spend that money not knowing when the reclaimed water would be available to the school site, according to a letter the school board approved Tuesday to send to the city of Avon Park. It is likely to be three to five years before any reclaimed water is available for irrigation use at the school. "The school board is being asked to completely fund the master infrastructure required for this area," the letter states. ...more

November 24, 2007

Sometimes helping the environment might be as simple as screwing in a light bulb. ...more

October 29, 2007

A second workshop is in sight to help finalize incentives for builders to use "green" construction techniques more friendly to the environment. ...more

October 23, 2007