A private landfill used as a disposal site for debris from stripped-down cars is closing after more than 20 years in operation. ...more

June 18, 2008

To save money, the county plans to divvy up the costs of its interim cleanup of the former public works compound at 201 West Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. between the project consultant and a private excavation firm. ...more

June 11, 2008

County would bid out site excavation. ...more

June 10, 2008

SEBRING — Habitat for Humanity has a new way to help the environment — recycling houses. Instead of demolishing one of the houses on Magnolia Street slated to eventually become a parking lot for county offices, they moved the house to a new location a few blocks away. "We took a house that was donated to us by the county to a piece of property donated to us by the city," said Jane Breylinger, executive director of Highlands County Habitat for Humanity. "It's was a good way for us all to work together." ...more

May 31, 2008

To whom this may be of interest: The other day I was looking through some old surfer magazines - one was dated March 1976. ...more

May 8, 2008

She has been named Beauty, though this eagle is anything but. ...more

May 6, 2008

Landfill Not Compatible I have read with interest all the articles relating to the landfill proposed outside Dade City (Richland) and have attended a meeting where landfill opponent Carl Roth and project manager John Arnold have spoken. ...more

February 24, 2008

In an effort to stretch dollars and tackle needed improvements at solid waste facilities, county commissioners agreed this week to refinance debt and take out an additional bond issue for capital projects. ...more

February 21, 2008

If Pasco County's tireless fans of garbage-burning noticed the news coming out of Hillsborough County several days back, they haven't had much to say about it. Perhaps that's because what Hillsborough commissioners learned, and spent several days reeling from, previews a similar cornflake-spewing moment for Pasco's elected leaders. ...more

February 19, 2008

Items of interest from the commission meeting Jan. 28 include: •The final platting of the 420-acre County Line Farms was unanimously approved. The proposed subdivision west of County Line Road and south of Amberjack Boulevard will be divided into five tracts and feature 177 single-family homes, lots for 330 town houses, areas for commercial and industrial development and a conservation area, according to a planning and zoning staff report. A plat is a map showing how a piece of property is going to be divided. ...more

February 6, 2008