Sam Steffey, Pasco County's chief planner, will retire in less than 60 days, leaving the county's Growth Management department without a leader as Pasco County embarks on major changes to how it conducts business. ...more

March 7, 2009

Community members working to devise a vision for the area south of the Little Manatee River may want to think about new, greener ways of orchestrating their vision. ...more

January 21, 2009

Owners of the Rowdies professional soccer team will seek a rezoning from the Hillsborough County Commission today for construction of a 5,000-seat stadium in Town 'N Country. ...more

January 13, 2009

A proposal that would boost commercial potential next to the Publix at Lutz-Lake Fern Road and North Dale Mabry Highway has been shot down by the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission. ...more

September 17, 2008

The number of people drafting the Brandon Community Plan would barely make a household. ...more

July 16, 2008

The county's affordable housing office will recommend that the University Area Community Development Corp. receive a $1.47 million loan to assist it in purchasing an apartment complex. ...more

July 16, 2008

Residents and property owners interested in the future plans for the northern end of North Dale Mabry Highway can weigh in on them Tuesday night. ...more

June 21, 2008

Residents and business leaders drafting a blueprint of Brandon's future agree that a hub of activity, where people can live, work and shop within walking distance, should be in central Brandon instead of encroaching on areas not heavily developed. ...more

June 4, 2008

Federal investigators are looking into allegations that several current and former employees of the county's affordable housing office formed a corporation that could compete for grants administered by the office and tried to steer business to a real estate company owned by a spouse of one of the employees. ...more

May 28, 2008

After a stint in the private sector, new City Planner Steve Gouldman returns to his true love of government work. ...more

May 7, 2008