A request by Stephen J. Dibbs to remove 305 acres from the Keystone-Odessa community plan should be denied, planners for the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission say. ...more

January 12, 2008

A request by Stephen J. Dibbs to remove 305 acres from the Keystone-Odessa community plan should be denied, planners for the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission say. ...more

January 12, 2008

SEBRING – John Tallent told the Highlands County commissioners last week he "didn't want to be the skunk at the church picnic." ...more

December 25, 2007

SEBRING — County and state officials have no control over when Highlands County's home building industry will recover. That depends on whether the economy keeps slumping or starts jumping. But government officials will control where the the new development occurs, and that's at the heart of the county commissioners' pending adoption of what the state calls "urban services boundaries." Commissioners laid the groundwork this week to do just that before the end of this month, with a few twists. ...more

December 13, 2007

SEBRING — One of Highlands County's most important meetings will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Highlands County Government Center. But here's the problem: it's about urban services boundaries and comprehensive plan amendments and neighborhood commercial nodes. If you're bored and already moving to the next story, stop. Read a little further. Remember Hometown Democracy, where the people want to make decisions about whether a strip mall is located in their back yards, or whether another used car lot replaces an orange grove? ...more

December 8, 2007

SEBRING – New home construction may be stalled now. According to the state's leading planners, though, significant population growth in Highlands County over the next decade is about as sure as Florida sunshine. ...more

November 8, 2007