Being forced to lay-off 18 city workers has been a difficult and heart-wrenching task for City Manager Rob DiSpirito. ...more

July 19, 2008

The Tampa Port Authority wants to lower the tax rate that helps support its projects, but the proposal ignited a pressing question in a poor economy: Should the port get any local tax dollars? ...more

July 18, 2008

The Lake Placid Town Council voted unanimously at Monday's meeting to charge a maximum ad valorem millage rate of 4.1166 mils for $1,000 of assessed property valuation. ...more

July 18, 2008

The Sebring City Council gave final approval to start a fire assessment, but Councilman John Griffin and Mayor George Hensley believe the rate plan unfairly benefits large businesses while putting a burden on others. ...more

July 17, 2008

Preliminary numbers show it will take a $169 million budget to operate the Highlands County School District for the 2008-'09 fiscal year. ...more

July 14, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Faced with dwindling funding for capital improvements, Pasco County School Board members said Tuesday that this is no time to slice the property tax rate further than necessary. ...more

July 9, 2008

The cost of everything else is going up, but property taxes here won't. ...more

July 3, 2008

New Port Richey's proposed budget includes no cuts in muni services, layoffs and a slight tax cut ...more

July 2, 2008

DUNEDIN – The city could cut 18 full-time positions from its fiscal 2009 budget to make up for an expected $2.6 million revenue shortfall. In an interview today, City Manager Robert DiSpirito said the city has everything it could to prevent having to lay off any employees. The amount of property tax revenue the city will lose next fiscal year to state-mandated property tax rate cuts is so large, however, he will be forced to recommend staff reductions, DiSpirito said. ...more

June 26, 2008

Two years ago, this city was bracing for a historic growth spurt. ...more

February 24, 2008