LAND O' LAKES - Construction has been delayed on an elementary school planned for the Connerton development off U.S. 41. ...more

September 21, 2008

County commissioners today delayed until Monday any action on their revised deal with the companies building the eastern extension of State Road 56. The road builders requested the delay Tuesday to work out final details of the deal with county staffers, said David Evans, president of Locust Branch LLC, one of the three companies involved in the road project. The developers of Wiregrass Ranch, the Shops at Wiregrass mall and the Meadow Pointe IV Community Development District are working together to build the six-lane extension of S.R. 56 east of Bruce B. Downs Boulevard. The first leg of the new road is set to open in October to provide access to the mall. Over the following months, crews will extend the road to Mansfield Boulevard and, by early 2010, to Meadow Pointe Boulevard, according to the pending deal with the county. The developers of Wiregrass Ranch were forced to rewrite their S.R. 56 deal with the county after Pulte Home Corp. pulled out last summer as the primary developer for the 5,000-acre ranch at the heart of Wesley Chapel. ...more

September 2, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Imagine Charter School at Land O' Lakes, which opened this week in a temporary location, still plans to move to a permanent site in August 2009. ...more

August 23, 2008

County officials on Thursday gave the builders of State Road 56 a break on the letter of their deal with Pasco County that will let the road open in conjunction with the Shops at Wiregrass mall in late October. ...more

August 15, 2008

Developers soon may pay more to build in Pasco County as officials prepare to increase review fees. ...more

July 19, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners stirred a hornet's nest last year by proposing to eliminate local protections for wetlands. Public outcry made them back off, though they ordered a review of developers' complaints that county rules were arbitrary and extreme. ...more

July 17, 2008

Supporters take issue with her assertions. ...more

July 15, 2008

A loophole in county law allows developers wanting to clear land a way to do so without regard to endangered or threatened species. Our county should close this loophole immediately, and make sure no one can skirt the law when it comes to our environment. ...more

July 9, 2008

A loophole in county law allows developers wanting to clear land a way to do so without regard to endangered or threatened species. Our county should close this loophole immediately, and make sure no one can skirt the law when it comes to our environment. ...more

July 9, 2008

TEMPLE TERRACE - The city council has approved a final site plan for the revitalization of Temple Terrace's downtown core. The city's redevelopment partners, Ram Development Co. and Pinnacle Realty Advisors, have agreed to purchase 20.36 acres from the city at 56th Street and Bullard Parkway for $14.9 million. ...more

July 8, 2008