After more than a year of negotiating with the Florida Department of Transportation about the future of Gall Boulevard, city leaders are prepared to reject the $70 million road project. ...more

October 28, 2009

Much of Northeast Hillsborough is among areas recommended for a high priority of rebuilding if the county should experience a major disaster. ...more

March 11, 2009

A half-dozen Hillsborough County residents spent Monday night saying "yes" or "no" to plans for recovery following a disaster by placing red and green stickers on a map. ...more

March 4, 2009

Hillsborough County will hold a series of public meetings to discuss and get comments about a draft of the Post-Disaster Redevelopment Plan that organizers have been developing for the past year. ...more

March 4, 2009

A half-dozen Hillsborough County residents spent Monday night saying "yes" or "no" to plans for recovery following a major disaster by placing red and green stickers on a map. ...more

March 3, 2009

Tarpon Springs is proceeding at a rapid pace with plans to foster economic redevelopment in its two main commercial centers, downtown and the Sponge Docks. Unlike many other cities, Tarpon Springs has two commercial "main streets." The focus downtown is on arts and antiques. The Sponge Docks riverfront district features the city's Hellenic heritage. ...more

January 31, 2009

The CRA here hasn't had a public hearing since March 2007, but it's possible that a public hearing wasn't required, said the deputy mayor, a city councilman and the city attorney. ...more

December 11, 2008

PLANT CITY The former police headquarters is being reduced to rubble as a demolition crew using heavy equipment knocks down walls and hauls away the debris. ...more

June 20, 2008

A business redevelopment plan anticipated for public review in May will be delayed at least 30 days as city departments crunch 2009 budgets. ...more

May 10, 2008

Last year saw the city plan for growth in a large sector mostly north of Interstate 4 and an 85-acre area south of historical downtown, and officials braced for the lower revenues that the state's property tax reforms would bring. ...more

January 28, 2008