Residents fear losing their homes. ...more

June 16, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - The Cory Lake Isles Property Owners Association and residents who are suing it are headed back to court June 24. Developer Gene Thomason turned over the financial records of Cory Lakes Limited, which billed homeowners for management and security services for the gated New Tampa community. But lawyer Mark Basurto, who represents the seven homeowners who are suing over access to the records, said the documents raised more questions than they answered. ...more

June 13, 2008

KEYSTONE The Environmental Protection Commission has cited former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Vinny Testaverde for ripping out mature cypress trees from the shoreline of his Lake Keystone home. The trees were in protected wetlands, the county said. "Three or four weeks ago I was getting all these calls from people who saw the trees being ripped up right on the shoreline," said Keystone resident Jim Swain, president of the Lake Keystone Property Owners Association. He said Testaverde removed between 40 and 50 trees altogether. Testaverde has been ordered by the EPC to replace 20 of those trees, some as tall as 40 feet. "We sent an inspector to the site and some of the trees were removed from wetlands," said Bob Owens, a supervisor with the EPC. He said complaints from neighbors began coming into the department April 22. On April 24, Bill Inch, environmental scientist for the county, visited the property and cited Testaverde for violations of the wetlands division code. By April 30, Testaverde called Inch and told him all tree removal had stopped. He asked if the already-cut debris could be removed from the property. Inch said it could. A third visit on May 1 documented 19 cypress tress and one dahoon holly tree removed from protected wetlands on the shoreline. ...more

June 7, 2008

The Environmental Protection Commission has cited former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Vinny Testaverde for ripping out mature cypress trees from the shoreline of his Lake Keystone home. ...more

June 7, 2008

KEYSTONE The Environmental Protection Commission has cited former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Vinny Testaverde for ripping out mature cypress trees from the shoreline of his Lake Keystone home. ...more

June 6, 2008

Auto dealer Ernie Haire has requested a continuance of a public hearing to determine whether he can build a helicopter pad on his property at Keystone Lake. ...more

February 6, 2008

Auto dealer Ernie Haire has requested a continuance of a public hearing to determine whether he can build a helicopter pad on his property at Keystone Lake. ...more

February 6, 2008

If last week's court hearing were a high-stakes game of chicken, developer Gene Thomason waited until the last moment to back down. ...more

January 30, 2008

CORY LAKE ISLES - If Wednesday's court hearing were a high-stakes game of chicken, developer Gene Thomason waited until the last moment to back down. Just minutes before Cory Lake Isles homeowners were going to ask the court to force Thomason to open his company books, Thomason's legal team agreed to turn over the records in 60 days. ...more

January 25, 2008

The Cory Lake Isles Community Development District's governing board extended the application period for its vacant seat to be more inclusive to residents interested in serving. ...more

January 23, 2008