From the looks of the agenda, Tuesday's county commission meeting promises to be lengthy, especially given the gravity of several business items. ...more

February 22, 2009

The other shoe has dropped. Trying to figure out what the county's new organization, or "leadership team," has in store for the local taxpayer, I've spotted a rather unnerving twist: County Administrator David Hamilton is grabbing as much power as possible to his own office. ...more

February 21, 2009

Two sections of the county's updated flood maps will be the focus of a public workshop slated for Thursday, Feb. 26. ...more

February 21, 2009

County commissioners have agreed to change the format of their meetings and shorten public input time. ...more

February 13, 2009

Public Can Sound Off On Station Relocation County officials will hold a public meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday on a proposal to relocate a fire station from Springhead to Bealsville in eastern Hillsborough. ...more

January 28, 2009

County officials will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 on a proposal to relocate a fire station from Springhead to Bealsville in eastern Hillsborough. The Springhead Fire Station, at 4503 Coronet Road, is in need of about $500,000 in renovations. County fire officials are pondering the possibility of instead building a station at Bealsville Park, at 5009 Nesmith Road, at a cost of about $1 million. ...more

January 21, 2009

The Hillsborough County legislative delegation will hear public testimony next month on a bill designed to crack down on predatory towing companies. ...more

November 15, 2008

The city council wants more public input before endorsing a plan to convert Gall Boulevard to a one-way street. ...more

November 12, 2008

While much of country will be fixated on the up-to-the-minute results of the presidential race, the city of Sebring City Council will give its full attention to its regularly scheduled council meeting at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 4. ...more

November 3, 2008

Opponents of a proposed landfill outside Dade City told DEP officials Tuesday night that the project would be bad for the area. ...more

September 24, 2008