Mayor Pam Iorio has proposed creating a citizens task force to study "green" policies and work on implementing a citywide energy conservation initiative. ...more

November 27, 2008

Mayor Pam Iorio has proposed creating a citizens task force to study green policies and work on implementing a citywide energy conservation initiative. The mayor's pitch comes one week ahead of a vote by the Tampa City Council on renewal of a franchise agreement with Tampa Electric Co. and amid criticism from environmental groups over her administration's reluctance to push for "green" concessions from the utility. ...more

November 26, 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

City officials have proposed a settlement to end a more than decade-old dispute with two sign companies over the number of billboards they can put up across the city. ...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

TAMPA City officials have proposed a settlement to end a more than decade-old dispute with two sign companies over the number of billboards they can put up around the city. City attorney Chip Fletcher said the settlement will require CBS Outdoors and Clear Channel Outdoors to take down billboards from so-called "view corridors" — high-view areas where the city wants to maintain aesthetics. ...more

November 20, 2008

The city council will continue exploring the potential for urban gardening on some of the city's vacant lots, but not everyone agrees on the benefits. ...more

November 19, 2008

It was after 10 p.m. when 20 or so Seminole Heights residents filed into city council chambers for a rezoning hearing. ...more

November 19, 2008

Some council members wanted to push green policies, a renewable energy program, even the burying of power lines. ...more

November 15, 2008

Some council members wanted to push green policies, a renewable energy program, even the burying of power lines. ...more

November 14, 2008