Residents drafting a master growth plan for Brandon are stymied over what to do about roads and the environment. ...more

June 28, 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

Planning and zoning commissioners last month shot it down. County staffers recommended denial. ...more

June 12, 2008

BUT COUNTY WANTS MORE DETAILS ...more

June 11, 2008

Part of a proposed mega-development west of Interstate 75 is being resurrected in pieces. ...more

June 7, 2008

A 6-foot cypress fence at 18412 Hanna Road is sparking a debate over who must abide by the county's scenic-corridor provisions. ...more

May 17, 2008

Plans to build a new restaurant in an isolated, residential area of Spring Hill were shot down Monday by planning and zoning commissioners. ...more

May 13, 2008

Plans to convert it into large restaurant denied. ...more

May 12, 2008

SEBRING — Forty percent of Florida's greenhouse gases come from tailpipes. So cities, counties and the state need to plan better, says Charles Gauthier, director of community planning for the Department of Community Affairs. "Is there a way we can work with rural land stewardship to get people out of their cars?" asked Gauthier, who spoke Tuesday at the statewide Rural Tourism & Economic Development Summit in Sebring. People keep coming to Florida, Gauthier said, so the need to manage the demand for travel continues too. Other Side But instead of more responsiveness, expect less from DCA, Gauthier told the crowd of 75 people at Four Points Sheraton, who included economic developers, local planners and home builders. Budget cuts demanded by the Legislature will reduce 20 percent of the workforce for the DCA, ...more

May 10, 2008

As far as county planners are concerned, there is no doubt Valrico will have a community plan, a guideline for development and growth. ...more

February 13, 2008