The issue: Permit delays for new landfill cell could cost taxpayers unnecessary millions. Our opinion: Department of Environmental Protection and county officials need to quit fooling around. ...more

February 26, 2009

Eco-minded Hillsborough County residents who live in single-family homes and want to recycle glass, plastics and paper need do nothing more than separate the items and set them out with their trash once a week for collection. ...more

December 10, 2008

After the 2004 hurricane season, when Florida communities needed a place to dump tons of yard waste, the state agreed to let rural landowners spread up to two feet of chopped-up debris across their property without getting a permit for solid-waste disposal. ...more

August 15, 2008

Up until now, the city has not encountered much lobbying on bids and contracts. ...more

May 31, 2008

For A Better Future Regarding Tom Jackson's "Hillsborough Trash Surprise Echoes Here" column (Feb. 19), it is fortunate for the citizens of Pasco County that neither he nor the landfill applicant is responsible for crunching the solid waste disposal numbers in our county. ...more

February 25, 2008

Although many details have to be worked out, Pasco County commissioners are right to finally get serious about recycling trash. Residents should buy into it as well. ...more

January 23, 2008

County commissioners today are expected to hire Joseph Stapf as their new utilities director. ...more

December 12, 2007

It's understandable that state Sen. Mike Fasano and other officials want Pasco County government to purchase west-Pasco based Aloha Utilities. Customer service and water quality issues have plagued the utility for years, and dozens of orders by state regulators have failed to solve them, leaving customers frustrated and angry. ...more

December 12, 2007