"We do not inherit this land from our forefathers; we borrow it from our children." What a powerful concept and this Spring Lake Improvement District Board and the district manager are excellent stewards of our district. We now have an upgraded tennis court, new playground equipment with improvements to all the parks, a new basketball court, new boating facilities at Arbuckle Creek Park, a new maintenance building, new equipment to improve the aesthetics of this community and upgrades to the water plant. ...more

March 26, 2009

While attending the Spring Lake Improvement District's board meeting, I was disappointed to hear the statements of a group of people who apparently banded together to dominate the microphone during the open discussion period. Many times, there were rounds of applause after one of the group members made statements based on their agenda opposing the SLID purchase of the golf course. In most all cases, their points or references to them had been already addressed and answered by the qualified experts: Gary Ritter, director of South Florida Water Management, Craig Wrathell, the district's financial advisor, and Gene Schriner, district engineer. The board members made many statements and points indicating their extensive involvement and research regarding the purchase of the course. ...more

March 24, 2009

I am a board member of our homeowners association and am concerned about the possibility of bad or illegal business practices. ...more

March 22, 2009

A lawyer who was stunned with a Taser after becoming upset at a Tampa Code Enforcement Board meeting now faces a misdemeanor charge. ...more

March 16, 2009

The Board of Supervisors is holding a workshop and meeting at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the community center to discuss the district water control plan, funding options and the purchase of the golf course. ...more

March 15, 2009

Betmar Acres will pay close to $11,000 to settle a lawsuit it brought against one of its own homeowners. ...more

March 13, 2009

Over many years the issue of rail transit in Tampa has been studied, argued, abandoned, resurrected, and refined, but never have voters been asked if they want to tax themselves to begin building a useful rail system. ...more

March 6, 2009

Mittye P. Locke, who helped educate children in Pasco County for a half-century and has an elementary school in Elfers named for her, died Wednesday. She was 99. ...more

February 27, 2009

A vote could come today to remake part of the Selmon Crosstown Expressway into the region's newest bike trail, at least on occasion. ...more

February 23, 2009

About 2,200 high school students in northwestern Hillsborough are scheduled to change schools in August, but the moves will do nothing to ease crowding at Chamberlain High School. ...more

February 18, 2009