A proposed development for land slated to be annexed could one day double the population of Avon Park, but some Lake Byrd residents have concerns that lake access would be opened up to thousands of residents. ...more

January 28, 2009

The tough economy has at least one bright spot: It will cost less than anticipated to build a recreational trail linking Northdale to Lake Park. ...more

November 5, 2008

The tough economy has at least one bright spot: It will cost less than anticipated to build a recreational trail linking Northdale to Lake Park. ...more

November 5, 2008

Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park and 18 other state parks might temporarily close for the 2009-2010 Fiscal Year. ...more

October 21, 2008

Hillsborough County is forging full-steam ahead with school construction on the land Newland Communities bought from Pulte Homes, known as Lake Hutto, but the developer plans a period of watchful waiting before building any homes. ...more

September 17, 2008

LAKE PLACID — Progress was achieved during what might have become a bureaucratic nightmare Thursday, when a dozen representatives from several state and federal agencies descended on Archbold Biological Station. Florida Gas Transmission Co. employees and public officials met to discuss a proposed natural gas pipeline that might skirt a property line at the 9,000-acre biological station. The session took place prior to a public scoping meeting designed to hear the concerns of the public, to be held later that night. ...more

June 12, 2008

An embankment along a man-made lake gave way under severe flooding Monday, unleashing a powerful current that pulled several homes off their foundations and down the Wisconsin River. ...more

June 10, 2008

Each month, like clockwork, Chris Capkovic powers his speedboat across 60-acre Lake Brant to collect samples from three locations. ...more

June 7, 2008

The developer of a proposed subdivision off Turtle Drive has dropped a request to allow access to six homes through the Garden Grove neighborhood. ...more

June 7, 2008

Residents on Turtle Drive want to keep the quiet nature of their neighborhood, so they're fighting a proposal to knock down a house in the middle of their block. ...more

June 4, 2008