The man who oversees safety issues for Hillsborough County public schools cringes at the thought of heavy dirt trucks mixing with traffic heading to and from three public schools on Lutz-Lake Fern Road. ...more

February 2, 2008

The contract for the design and construction of an interchange on the Suncoast Parkway at Lutz-Lake Fern Road is expected to be awarded next month. ...more

January 30, 2008

Setting out to upgrade your kitchen, your master bath, or outdoor living spaces can seem a daunting challenge. ...more

January 30, 2008

Developers who want county water and sewer lines extended to new projects in rural areas got no cooperation Monday night from the Hillsborough Planning Commission. ...more

January 29, 2008

The contract for the design and construction of an interchange on the Suncoast Parkway at Lutz-Lake Fern Road is expected to be awarded next month. ...more

January 28, 2008

The controversy continues regarding procedures used to consider a request for a borrow pit on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road near the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

January 24, 2008

The controversy continues regarding procedures used to consider a request for a borrow pit on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road near the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

January 23, 2008

The controversy continues regarding procedures used to consider a request for a borrow pit on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road near the Suncoast Parkway. ...more

January 21, 2008

About 80 people attended an impromptu meeting of the Keystone Civic Association last week to discuss upcoming amendments to its community plan. ...more

January 19, 2008

The controversy continues regarding procedures used to consider a request for a borrow pit on the north side of Lutz-Lake Fern Road , one-fourth mile west of the Suncoast Parkway. Stephen J. Dibbs wants to remove 2.5 million cubic yards of dirt from about 50 acres within a tract of more than 300 acres. The pit would operate for 10 years and would be reclaimed with a manmade lake, either within a residential development or a passive use. Testimony for and against the proposal was presented during a four-hour public hearing Nov. 16. Attorney Vin Marchetti and a team of experts explained the merits of the request; opponents raised assorted objections. After the meeting, some opponents e-mailed county officials complaining about the conduct of Land Use Hearing Officer Harold Youmans and Senior Assistant County Attorney Louis Whitehead III and questioning the fairness of the hearing. Instead of ruling on the request on Dec. 11, Youmans remanded it to county staff, requesting another hearing. He said participants did not have an adequate opportunity to respond to last-minute changes to conditions made by county staff. A hearing on the request before Youmans has been set for 9 a.m. Jan. 25 on the second floor of the Frederick B. Karl County Center, 601 E. Kennedy Blvd. ...more

January 17, 2008