Carrollwood Village resident Bill Bonsall said access onto North Dale Mabry Highway from North Village Drive has been a challenge for years. But he said it's getting worse. ...more

May 10, 2008

By next month, the city plans to hire a contractor to maintain its nearly 13,000 fire hydrants. ...more

January 26, 2008

SEBRING — Downtown Sebring has had three major commercial fires in three months, two of which destroyed buildings from the 1920s. Sebring Fire Chief Brad Batz said the wood structures of many of the city's older buildings can lead to large-scale fires. "The wood itself is not a fire hazard but if it is ignited, the old wood is so dry that it burns really hot and really fast," Batz said. The Jan. 17 fire that destroyed the assembly area of Park Place Truss, located at 454 Park St., is still under investigation. The building may have been the oldest structure in Sebring and was previously used as a lumber yard. ...more

January 23, 2008

The city official who supervised the division responsible for checking fire hydrants, replacing meters and fixing pipe breaks has resigned. ...more

January 4, 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

Fido and his four-legged friends were unleashed Thursday on the city's first-ever dog park located within Meadows Park, off Larch Lane. ...more

December 13, 2007

More than 50 families on Wallcraft Avenue are petitioning the city to install fire hydrants on their street between MacDill and Lynwood avenues. ...more

December 12, 2007

Wagging tails and inquisitive pups were unleashed this week on the city's first dog park, in Meadows Park off Larch Lane. ...more

December 8, 2007

TAMPA - Repairs to a fire hydrant will close the southbound right turn lane of Bayshore Boulevard to Gandy Boulevard from midafternoon today until late Thursday morning. Hydrant Repairs Affect Bayshore Blvd., Hillsborough Ave. ...more

December 5, 2007

SEBRING — "Welcome to Our Salon," the sign states on the front door of a Lemon Avenue beauty shop as water flowed out the open entranceway Friday morning. ...more

November 30, 2007