The developer of a town house project in the works since at least 2004 is asking a judge to intervene in a dispute with county officials over a park. ...more

January 30, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - The Pasco County School Board wants the county commission to increase the school impact fee - and do it as quickly as possible. ...more

January 24, 2008

Hillsborough County commissioners are right to explore ways to stimulate the economy, but they're wrong to suggest cutting impact fees in half. ...more

January 21, 2008

Impact fees are an important pay-as-you-use tax/fee, and recent concern about raising them in a real estate market slump is unjustified. ...more

January 19, 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

Hillsborough County's proposal to use money earmarked for school construction to build new roads is a bad idea and probably illegal, Hillsborough Schools Superintendent MaryEllen Elia wrote in a letter Tuesday to county commissioners. ...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

SEBRING — Going to build a new church? The impact fee has gone up another 5 percent, according to a new schedule released by the Highlands County building official's office. The charge is now $1,528 per 1,000 square feet. Last year, impact fees were adopted at 25 percent of the amount Highlands County commissioners plan to eventually charge on new homes and commercial buildings. In September, the five board members decided not to raise impact fees for 2008, then changed their minds a week later and went to 30 percent. ...more

January 16, 2008