Among the tweaks to Pasco County's newly adopted 2008-09 budget is $1 million set aside to man the first stage of the addition to the Land O' Lakes Jail. ...more

September 25, 2008

The roughly $9 million a year it may cost to staff the Pasco County jail addition once it is fully open caught the attention of the County Commission this morning. ...more

September 23, 2008

Highlands County commissioners voted Tuesday to raise impact fees, effective Jan. 1, to account for inflation. ...more

September 10, 2008

The bank account Pasco County has used for years to underwrite neighborhood road paving projects is shrinking rapidly, a victim of higher oil prices, the county's chief financial officer said recently. ...more

September 7, 2008

Overtime pay for the many Highlands County employees who did, or still are doing, extra duty to deal with Tropical Storm Fay will be by far the biggest cost to the county. ...more

August 21, 2008

The three workers fired in Highlands County's Office of Management and Budget for "inappropriate" use of their instant messages lost their bid to win their jobs back on appeal. ...more

August 21, 2008

The Highlands County commissioners brought Michael Wright here 78 days ago as their new chief executive officer with one main mission: to make the hard decisions on a tough-times budget caused by the recession. ...more

August 17, 2008

On Thursday evening, the Highlands County commissioners will hold the first of two required evening public hearings on the proposed county budget for fiscal year 2008-09, which starts Oct. 1. ...more

August 13, 2008

So far this summer, only three scuba divers have paid the $25 per day, weekend/holiday user fee to use the county's 40-foot wide, shell road that serves as the only public access to Lake Denton. ...more

August 7, 2008

A slow economy, a free-spending Congress and an extravagant White House will give the nation its largest budget deficit ever next year - $482 billion. ...more

July 30, 2008