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Army will search for more WWII-era bombs at school
ORLANDO (AP) - The Army Corps of Engineers will be returning to an Orlando middle school to search for World War II explosives that might be buried there. ...more
November 16, 2009
Reducing impact fees: A gift to builders, a burden to residents
The Hernando County Commission seems to have taken a queue from Walmart and unanimously voted to "roll back" impact fees to 2001 levels, a 47 percent decrease. ...more
November 2, 2009
FDLE: Stolen front-end loaders used in ATM thefts
A Pahokee man who used stolen front-end loaders to dislodge ATMs at 11 banks in nine counties, including Polk and Manatee, is in the Leon County Jail, authorities said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Nasedra Lumpkin, 33, after a 15-month investigation into the string of ATM thefts the agency said netted more than $1 million and caused $575,000 damage to the banks. ...more
May 7, 2009
Architect Transforms Dreams Into Reality
Bert Thomas, an architect in Brandon for the last 24 years, is a quiet man whose thoughts run deep. ...more
November 26, 2008
Buns And Ballots At Jimmie B. Keel Library
7:15 a.m.: Blaine Conte was about to spend a day mixing commerce and politics. On a normal day, Conte would be towing his hotdog-and-snack stand to construction sites. Today, he was set up outside the Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library in Tampa with enough franks and fixin's for 250 hot dogs. ...more
November 4, 2008
Report Finds Fault With EPA Over Pollution In Waterways
The Environmental Protection Agency is failing to stem the pollution washing into waterways from cities and suburbs, the National Academy of Sciences reported Wednesday. ...more
October 16, 2008
Florida Farmers Try To Fight Rash Of Diesel Thefts
On the night of Aug. 5, someone cut a lock, opened a gate and proceeded to steal 1,900 gallons of diesel fuel from a citrus grove in Duette. The theft cost the owner of the Venus II grove about $9,000. ...more
August 14, 2008
Beauty, Thriving Business
LAND O' LAKES - Central Pasco residents enjoy the best of both worlds. They enjoy living in an area surrounded by a community of neighborhoods, great schools and community events that are supported with a tradition and history, and a thriving business community. This part of Pasco County is experiencing business growth, as evidenced by the number of office and retail construction sites visible along State Road 54 and U.S. 41. ...more
August 13, 2008
4 Home Builders Fined $4.3 Million For Site Runoffs
Four of the nation's largest home builders will pay $4.3 million in fines for failing to control runoff at construction sites in 34 states - including 270 sites in Florida, second only to California's 381 - the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Justice announced Wednesday. ...more
June 12, 2008
Neighbors Raise Stink Over Rules For Toilets
A group of neighborhood associations in west Pasco is urging county officials to crack down on portable toilets, storage containers and trash receptacles they say are being left at construction sites long after work is done. ...more
November 18, 2007
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