Chamber committee approves programs to save the lanscaping in medians along State Road 60. ...more

July 11, 2008

Walking my wife's puppy upward of 50 miles a week affords me a unique view of several nearby neighborhoods. ...more

May 21, 2008

Walking my wife's puppy upward of 50 miles a week affords me a unique view of several nearby neighborhoods. ...more

May 21, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Several merchants and the town mayor agreed on Monday that uprooting and replanting six recently planted cabbage palms and installing 11 new ones is an improvement. A $25,000 Urban and Community Forestry Grant from the Florida Division of Forestry paid for the planting of 127 cabbage palms late last year, and almost immediately, residents said they either loved or hated the addition of the trees. Complaints from drivers concerning poor visibility at the Eucalyptus Street and Interlake Boulevard intersection even sparked an investigation by the Lake Placid Police Department. ...more

January 29, 2008

Community supervisors have agreed to seek building permits for new decorative entry signs, an initial phase of Tampa Palms Visioning 2011. ...more

January 14, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - Community supervisors have agreed to seek building permits for new decorative entry signs, an initial phase of Tampa Palms Visioning 2011. Refurbishing four dozen monument signs at the entry to Tampa Palms Areas 1 and 2 and most of the 17 individual villages is expected to cost $1.19 million, Tampa Palms Community Development District supervisors learned at their meeting Jan. 9. ...more

January 11, 2008

Marjorie and Leon Waller of 2612 Hancock Drive were recently awarded the Plant City Garden Club's beautification award for November. ...more

December 29, 2007

Even among the best of neighbors, questions may arise about property line plantings. Here are some points on this matter to keep in mind when you plant, and some to consider for mature trees, shrubs and vines. ...more

December 3, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Interlake Boulevard is undergoing a sprucing up. Town workers were planting some of 127 Sable Palm trees in a row of three, on Friday, west of U.S. 27 on Interlake Boulevard. The downtown improvements were paid for with a $25,000 Urban and Community Forestry Grant from the Florida Division of Forestry. Sable or cabbage palms are Florida's state tree and several non-native species of trees were removed to make way for the new towering sentinels. ...more

October 28, 2007

LAKE PLACID — Since condemnation notice proceedings were posted Tuesday on most buildings in his neighborhood, Francisco Garcia said it's time to move out. ...more

October 10, 2007