The city council Thursday voted unanimously to approve spending about $1.3 million to purchase a vacant 2.2-acre site in New Tampa for a new fire station. ...more

November 6, 2008

Incumbent Councilman Ron Govin was the front-runner of four candidates vying for two open city council seats - his and that of eight-year Councilman Frank Chillura, who was ineligible to seek a third consecutive term. ...more

November 5, 2008

Soon, all those campaign signs and candidates at civic meetings will be gone. ...more

November 4, 2008

Those who rent the Sebring Civic Center and serve alcohol will now be required to pay an extra deposit. ...more

October 27, 2008

Every 25 years, the city renegotiates its franchise with Tampa Electric. To environmental advocates, the talks provide a window of opportunity for city officials to push for green policies, renewable energy programs and other concessions from the regional utility. ...more

October 24, 2008

A private firm may be asked to run the city's sewer treatment plant in light of much-needed infrastructure improvements to the plant and a possible loss of key staffers. ...more

October 20, 2008

Starting next year, the cost of building in the city is going to get more expensive. ...more

October 17, 2008

The cost of building or renovating a house, condo, subdivision or business in the city is going to get more expensive in the next two years. ...more

October 16, 2008

The second time was the charm, as the city council had no problem last week seating seven members to serve on a newly formed charter review committee. ...more

October 8, 2008

The Port Richey City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday night to interview potential members for the city's proposed Charter Review Committee. The committee would study the charter, the document that makes Port Richey a city and specifies how it operates, and recommend any changes the committee believed are needed. Council would then have to decide whether to ask city voters to approve any proposed charter changes. ...more

September 27, 2008