Brooksville City council members are looking to go in a different direction than Hernando County Commissioners by not decreasing impact fees to 2001 levels. ...more

November 16, 2009

City council members will weigh whether to jump on board with Hernando County commissioners on cutting impact fees to 2001 levels or create the city's own impact fee ordinance. ...more

November 15, 2009

Charter government and impact fees are among the hot-button topics awaiting county commissioners when they meet Tuesday. ...more

November 8, 2009

To jumpstart the economy even more, county commissioners Tuesday voted 5-0 to expand its impact fee reduction plan from solely residential to add commercial and industrial construction. ...more

October 28, 2009

The School Board of Highlands County approved a slight increase in the ad valorum tax rate and approved its 2008-09 budget. ...more

September 12, 2008

The city of Tampa's budget theme for the 2009 fiscal year is "Commitment to Progress." Despite shrinking property tax revenue and a sluggish economy, we believe that the city should aggressively repair, maintain and improve its infrastructure. It is also important to maintain high levels of public safety and basic core services that the public depends upon. ...more

August 15, 2008

Many city property owners will likely have a lower tax bill with the Sebring City Council establishing the proposed 2008-09 millage at the same level as the current tax rate. ...more

July 25, 2008

It's best to have a cushion, just in case. That's the word from the members of Brooksville's City Council, who voted 5-0 Monday during their regular meeting to take a conservative approach to this year's budget process by starting with a tentative millage rate of 7 mills, just as they did last year. ...more

July 22, 2008

City officials might not have to use the word "slash" to describe this year's budget process. ...more

July 20, 2008

Our nicely-equipped LX sedan with a 5-speed automatic — surprisingly, the automatic version is more economical than the 5-speed manual — stickers for $17,760. ...more

July 12, 2008