With payroll costs steadily rising and property and sales tax revenue declining, the city is facing a projected deficit of more than $35 million in next year's budget. ...more

December 9, 2008

"Let them eat cake" is how Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder characterized his four colleagues' refusal to listen to hundreds of citizens on the TECO franchise agreement. Forty-two TECO customers pointed out numerous shortcomings in the franchise agreement, while Councilwoman Mary Mulhern held up a huge stack of letters pleading for a better deal. ...more

December 9, 2008

The Sebring City Council unanimously selected former city Councilman John Clark on Tuesday, to temporarily replace Councilman Dan Andrews. ...more

December 4, 2008

The City Council unanimously selected former city councilman John Clark on Tuesday, to temporarily replace Councilman Dan Andrews. Clark is scheduled to be sworn in by City Clerk Kathy Haley at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. ...more

December 3, 2008

At its meeting tonight, the City Council will discuss and possibly select a temporary replacement for Councilman Dan Andrews, who was suspended indefinitely last week by Gov. Charlie Crist, after being arrested on three felony charges. ...more

December 2, 2008

As they prepare for the opening of the new Tampa Bay History Center along the Garrison Channel, city officials want to return a nearby roadway to its original name. ...more

December 1, 2008

The old building on the corner of Seventh Avenue and North 17th Street has sat vacant for more than three years since the former tenant, Club Shine, was evicted. ...more

November 21, 2008

Sebring City Councilman Dan Andrews wasn't so much against the city offering Robert "Rob" Miller, of Virginia, a job as public works director, as he was opposed to how much Miller would get paid. ...more

November 21, 2008

The Tampa City Council on Thursday gave a tentative nod to Mayor Pam Iorio's plan to use $13.6 million in federal funding to buy foreclosed and abandoned homes - but not without criticizing the administration for keeping the council out of the loop. ...more

November 21, 2008

The Tampa City Council today gave a tentative nod to Mayor Pam Iorio's plan to use $13.6 million in federal funding to buy foreclosed and abandoned homes -- but not without criticizing the administration for keeping the council out of the loop. ...more

November 20, 2008