With an eye toward the coming decades, Pasco County commissioners plan to meet Monday to discuss ways to shift growth away from rural parts of the county and into developed areas. ...more

November 14, 2009

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November 6, 2009

Hillsborough County Planning & Growth Management and Office of Neighborhood Relations will host a public workshop regarding progress on the Little Manatee South Community Plan. ...more

June 11, 2009

The fundamental problem with Gov. Charlie Crist relying on developers to revitalize the local economy is that it is flawed: ...more

June 10, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist has signed a growth management bill supported by business and development interests but opposed by environmentalists and local governments. ...more

June 1, 2009

Gov. Charlie Crist says he will probably sign a bill environmentalists and growth management advocacy groups say will lead to more sprawl. ...more

May 21, 2009

The House has passed a bill Florida's top planning official says would undermine the state's growth management laws. ...more

April 29, 2009

Growth Management Administrator Sam Steffey recently earned praise as he prepares to retire after 31 years serving Pasco County. ...more

April 29, 2009

If something we read recently is correct, then the old saw about the Chinese ideogram for the word crisis being made up of one element denoting danger and the other opportunity is wrong. Regardless, Pasco County is facing a bit of a budget crisis because of falling revenue. So while the county's taxing and spending status quo appears in danger, Pasco officials are taking the opportunity to take a look at how Pasco will change over the next few years and how county government will fit into that change. ...more

April 1, 2009

With a $28.8 million drop in revenue expected in the next fiscal year, Pasco County officials are asking the public to weigh in on the county's future during a series of two-hour meetings beginning today. The meetings will address ways to make local government more efficient, while touching on future planning, economic development and other issues. "Some of these decisions are being heightened by the [property tax] shortfall," said Mike Nurrenbrock, director of the county's office of management and budget. "Some of the questions are: If we need to reduce services, which ones? And what affect will that have? ...more

March 30, 2009