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County Rejects Impact Fee Cut
County commissioners on Tuesday rejected a proposal to reduce impact fees 25 percent, delivering a blow to builders, Realtors and business people who believed it would spur home ownership and construction. ...more
August 6, 2008
Reduce Impact Fees, Kickstart Our Economy
The issue of lowering impact fees and qualifying for access to a state grant for first-time home buyers to help kickstart the local economy will be discussed in today's county commission meeting. ...more
August 5, 2008
Fire Millage On County Agenda
Hernando County Fire Rescue Chief Mike Nickerson Tuesday will recommend county commissioners lower his EMS budget for 2009 from 0.5839 mills to 0.5598 mills, a reduction of $138,000 annually. ...more
August 4, 2008
Impact Fee Debate Heats Up
William Sadowski may not be a name most people are familiar with. ...more
August 2, 2008
Campaign 2008 Profiles: District 5 County Commission
This time we survey the political landscape in Pasco County Commission District 5. Republican Jack Mariano, the incumbent, will face challenger Rich Jenkins in the Aug. 26 primary. In November, Democrat Virginia "Ginny" Miller will take on the winner of that contest. District 5 takes in northwestern Pasco but all County Commission seats are elected on a countywide basis. ...more
August 2, 2008
Impact Fee Debate Heats Up
William Sadowski may not be a name most people are familiar with. But when county commissioners meet Tuesday to discuss reducing impact fees 25 percent, Sadowski's name could be bandied about quite a bit, especially as it relates to down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. ...more
August 2, 2008
Stabins Unveils Stimulus Plan
County Commissioner Jeff Stabins has unveiled his idea of an economic stimulus plan he believes will put builders and subcontractors back to work by rehabilitating homes of residents whose household incomes fall below 50 percent of the median. ...more
August 1, 2008
Stabins Unveils Stimulus Plan
County Commissioner Jeff Stabins has unveiled his idea of an economic stimulus plan he believes will put builders and subcontractors back to work by rehabilitating homes of residents whose household incomes fall below 50 percent of the median. ...more
August 1, 2008
School Budget, Tax Get OK On Initial Review
LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board has given tentative approval to a $1.2 billion budget for 2008-09, a spending plan for schools that represents a drop of more than 7 percent from the current fiscal year. ...more
July 31, 2008
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