Four years ago, Pasco County commissioners let Florida turnpike officials put off planning for a link between the Suncoast Parkway and the county's planned Ridge Road extension. ...more

December 11, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - This year, Pasco County seemed within sight of the federal wetlands permit it needs to begin building the long-planned eastern extension of Ridge Road. ...more

December 10, 2009

Almost two decades into collecting a tax to foster a nearly nonexistent tourist industry, Pasco County keeps plugging away. Its latest attempt to use the portion of the revenue for that tax earmarked for the construction of tourism-related facilities could be in danger of foundering like previous attempts. ...more

December 9, 2009

LAND O' LAKES - The national housing collapse has claimed another victim in this once-booming area. ...more

December 9, 2009

Pasco County should build the multisport athletic complex it's counting on to draw tourism dollars to the county in the fast-growing Trinity community. That's the recommendation of Sportsplex USA, the California company charged with finding a site for the project, in a report sent to the county today. ...more

November 25, 2009

After years of letting suburbia sprawl hither and yon across Pasco County, commissioners have begun charting a new course for growth. ...more

November 20, 2009

The state will not prosecute a woman accused of inappropriately disciplining four children at the day care center she ran. ...more

November 19, 2009

Pasco County officials are talking about a plan to allow developers to buy development rights from rural landowners, where the county wants to preserve open space, and increase development in Pasco's urban core. ...more

November 17, 2009

State Sen. Michael Fasano is taking Pinellas County to task for failing to implement a program he shepherded through the Legislature. County officials should continue to take their time. ...more

November 14, 2009

Boating and fishing enthusiasts who frequent the Medard Park Reservoir in Plant City should enjoy it while they can. ...more

November 14, 2009