The Pasco County school district has more than 60,000 students and counting, and building classrooms is a constant process. It might seem a little misguided, then, that the school board is entertaining the possibility of also getting into the residential housing business, but it's not. ...more

December 15, 2007

Developers may have to think "greener" when planning future subdivisions. ...more

December 9, 2007

Developers may have to think 'greener' when planning future subdivisions. ...more

December 5, 2007

SEBRING — Highlands County commissioners need to find one more person, with the right credentials, to appoint a state-mandated citizens advisory committee on affordable workforce housing. At stake is the county's ability to keep receiving about $900,000 per year in state funding for housing assistance programs. Ten of the 11 seats on the committee have been tentatively filled, but commissioners are waiting to appoint the committee until the 11th position is filled. That person must be a county resident "who is actively engaged as a for-profit provider of affordable housing," according to state law. "Generally, that would be a contractor or a developer," said Jim Polatty, the county's development director. ...more

December 1, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board is expected to decide Dec. 3 whether to pursue a proposal that could lead to construction of a limited amount of affordable housing for teachers and other school district employees. ...more

November 22, 2007

TAMPA - A new era in the leadership of the Hillsborough County Commission began this morning. Commissioners elected Ken Hagan to serve as chairman, the first time in three years there has been a change in the board's top leadership post. ...more

November 8, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School District may plunge into the housing business by teaming with a private company to build affordable housing that would be made available to school employees. ...more

November 7, 2007

Houses for sale for $100,000. In Tampa. New construction. A small, not-for-profit group called the Westshore Community Development Corp. is spearheading an affordable housing project that backers hope will serve as a model for Tampa and the rest of Hillsborough County. ...more

October 28, 2007

Hometown Democracy is simply 'ballot box planning.' Its focus is neither your hometown nor improved democracy. ...more

October 23, 2007

Elementary school teacher Ramona Roman has a master's degree and earns $70,000 a year, but she's barely making it in New York City. ...more

October 14, 2007