The community development district will have plenty of choices when board supervisors award the contract Aug. 6 for new entrance signs on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and at many of the villages. ...more

July 30, 2008

TAMPA PALMS - The community development district will have plenty of choices when board supervisors award the contract Aug. 6 for new entrance signs on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard and at many of the villages. Four Tampa area contractors submitted bids: Cairns Construction, Red Brookshire, Apollo Construction and Site Essentials. Also submitting bids were Cornerstone Hardscapes of Dade City, St. Petersburg-based HIS Cabinetry and CRS Building of Safety Harbor. ...more

July 24, 2008

Even though the Hernando County Builders Association may be thrilled with the Hernando County School Board's decision not to raise impact fees, their financial economist says the board consultant's recent impact fee study is "grossly flawed." ...more

January 18, 2008

Even though the Hernando County Builders Association may be thrilled with the Hernando County School Board's decision not to raise impact fees, their financial economist says the board consultant's recent impact fee study is "grossly flawed." ...more

January 17, 2008

Nice study, but the timing is wrong. ...more

January 16, 2008

Nice study, but the timing is wrong. That was the message delivered Tuesday afternoon by members of the Hernando County School Board to a roomful of concerned citizens during a workshop in which members opted to ignore a recent recommendation to raise education impact fees. ...more

January 16, 2008

For the first time, the Hernando County School Board has overhauled the methodology used for education impact fees — and while the new information may be more accurate, it's not going to be cheap. ...more

January 15, 2008

For the first time, the Hernando County School Board has overhauled the methodology used for education impact fees - and while the new information may be more accurate, it's not going to be cheap. ...more

January 14, 2008

Elected officials in Hernando County need to think twice about raising impact fees on the construction of single-family homes - at least anytime soon. ...more

December 31, 2007

A school board consultant is recommending the school impact fee per single-family home be raised from $4,266 to $10,000 to cover new school construction - an increase of about 134 percent. ...more

December 22, 2007