SEBRING — One of Highlands County's most important meetings will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday in the Highlands County Government Center. But here's the problem: it's about urban services boundaries and comprehensive plan amendments and neighborhood commercial nodes. If you're bored and already moving to the next story, stop. Read a little further. Remember Hometown Democracy, where the people want to make decisions about whether a strip mall is located in their back yards, or whether another used car lot replaces an orange grove? ...more

December 8, 2007

Residents made it plain there is no community-wide support to expand commercial development in the North Dale Mabry Overlay District, a county planner said Tuesday night. ...more

November 30, 2007

Residents made it plain there is no community-wide support to expand commercial development in the North Dale Mabry Overlay District, a county planner said Tuesday night. ...more

November 28, 2007

Residents made it plain there is no community-wide support to expand commercial development in the North Dale Mabry Overlay District, a county planner said Tuesday night. ...more

November 28, 2007

You can't have the Seffner Elementary School in Brandon. That was one of the arguments from residents last week to try to persuade county officials to move the southern boundary of the Seffner Community Plan to Windhorst Road. ...more

November 24, 2007

LUTZ – Residents made it plain there is no community-wide support to expand commercial development in the North Dale Mabry Overlay District, a county planner said Tuesday night. ...more

November 21, 2007

A controversial plan to dig a 54-acre borrow pit over 10 years along the county border has the backing of Hillsborough County planners. ...more

November 16, 2007

A controversial plan to dig a 54-acre borrow pit over 10 years along the county border has the backing of Hillsborough County planners. ...more

November 14, 2007

Residents and landowners wondering how the northern tip of North Dale Mabry Highway will develop can get a glimpse at a community meeting next week. ...more

November 10, 2007

Residents and landowners wondering how the northern tip of North Dale Mabry Highway will develop can get a glimpse at a community meeting next week. ...more

November 10, 2007