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Divvying Up Board Seats Makes Sense
Your Nov. 11 editorial on two local bills submitted to the Hillsborough legislative delegation was strangely contradictory in examining the composition of countywide boards. The Tampa Tribune defends the inclusion of the cities of Tampa, Temple Terrace and Plant City on the planning commission and sports authority boards yet denies the logic and fairness of city representation on the Hillsborough Environmental Protection Commission board. ...more
November 13, 2007
Power Shift On Boards Will Bring Less Unity And More Backbiting
A proposed game of musical chairs with three local boards should be stopped before the elbowing and pushing for seats begins. ...more
November 11, 2007
Blair Seeks Ferlita Apology
County Commissioner Brian Blair wants fellow board member Rose Ferlita to apologize for comments she made about losing her position on the Tampa Port Authority during a reorganization session Thursday. ...more
November 10, 2007
Commission Chair Passes From Norman To Hagan
Thursday marked a new era in the leadership of the Hillsborough County Commission. ...more
November 9, 2007
Council Scrutinizes Charter
They were civil, but city council members spent about an hour Thursday venting their frustrations about the city charter, saying they want an independent attorney and don't want the mayor to be the sole voice of the city. ...more
November 9, 2007
Commission Hands Chairman's Seat To Hagan
TAMPA - A new era in the leadership of the Hillsborough County Commission began this morning. Commissioners elected Ken Hagan to serve as chairman, the first time in three years there has been a change in the board's top leadership post. ...more
November 8, 2007
Glorioso Plows Over Public In Bid To Weaken Wetlands Rule
Hillsborough County commissioners found themselves neck deep in political muck when they abruptly voted to get rid of the county's wetlands protections last summer. ...more
November 7, 2007
Council Gripes Over Power
A power struggle has erupted between the city council and Mayor Pam Iorio's administration over who calls the shots. ...more
November 6, 2007
Letters To The Editor
Applauds Effort As a long-time resident of Temple Terrace, I support Tampa City Councilwoman Mary Mulhern's challenge to the dysfunctional status quo of our county. I refer to her efforts to reform the Environmental Protection Commission. ...more
November 6, 2007
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