A Palm Harbor-based development group has backed out of plans to build a high-end, Mediterranean-style complex in the downtown, city officials said. ...more

October 23, 2007

Their goal was to make sure Penny for Pasco money is being spent properly. ...more

October 17, 2007

SEBRING — Two questions are being raised about the "Save Our Seniors" property tax discount, passed statewide by voters in 1998 to help lower-income homeowners age 65 and up. First: Should Highlands County commissioners raise this tax break? Highlands County offers 1/10th of the maximum level of this tax relief, available to seniors with annual household income of $23,600 or lower. The commissioners authorize it at a $5,000 reduction in the taxable value of a homestead house. The constitutional amendment creating Save Our Seniors originally gave cities and counties the option of reducing homestead taxable value by up to $25,000. A year ago, the state Legislature adjusted the maximum up to $50,000. ...more

September 16, 2007

Highlands County commissioners wasted no time appointing members to a committee to consider the issues swirling around Lake Denton. ...more

September 5, 2007