RUSSELL CALLS PERMIT INFORMATION IRRELEVANT ...more

June 25, 2008

A slowdown in the housing industry has forced developers to delay the start of new construction projects. ...more

June 25, 2008

The city's controversial new sprinkler law is headed back to the drawing board. ...more

June 25, 2008

Tampa is getting with the green movement. On Thursday, the city council unanimously gave its preliminary approval to an ordinance that offers incentives to developers that build environmentally friendly buildings. The ordinance also requires new city buildings to be constructed according to green standards, following a policy Mayor Pam Iorio set forward several weeks ago. ...more

June 13, 2008

Marina R. D'Abreau has been passionate about the environment since she was a small child living on the West Indian island of Trinidad, helping her grandparents in their garden. ...more

June 7, 2008

The taxable value of property in Hillsborough County declined by more than 5 percent this year, good news for some taxpayers but a sign of more tough times ahead for local governments. ...more

June 2, 2008

Pasco County's taxable property value dropped by $3 billion - or nearly 10 percent - during a yearlong period ending Jan. 1, while new construction amounted to half of what it was in the previous year, Property Appraiser Mike Wells said Thursday. ...more

May 30, 2008

HOUSING MARKET, AMENDMENT 1 TO BLAME ...more

May 29, 2008

Hernando County's assessed valuation plummeted 13 percent in 2008, to $9.94 billion, according to good faith estimates released Wednesday by the property appraiser's office. ...more

May 29, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - For Bill Darou, the move into a bigger space is long overdue. ...more

May 17, 2008