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Hillsborough rethinks naming courthouse auditorium for Andrew Warren
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — A portion of a downtown courthouse won’t be named for ousted Hillsborough County prosecutor...
Hillsborough must OK 204 new homes on rural land, judge rules
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn 2021, then-Hillsborough County Commissioner Mariella Smith said “the timing is simply not now” to allow 204 new homes on 102 rural acres in Riverview. A Hillsborough circuit judge ruled 2023 ...
Election results put Hillsborough transportation in flux
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHillsborough County’s planned path to a broader transportation network crashed into yet another roadblock this week. Tuesday, voters rejected the proposed 1% sales tax for transportation and ...
Hillsborough nixes gopher tortoise safeguards. Board didn’t say why.
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHillsborough County commissioners have rejected extra protections for gopher tortoises, a threatened species in the state of Florida. But, they didn’t publicly say why. They also offered no ...
Hillsborough flags $18 million for parks, museums, roads, charities
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — Hillsborough County Commissioner Gwen Myers recalled the 1966 Motown hit from The Temptations on Thursday as she sought money for two park projects in her district — “Ain’t Too Proud ...
Hillsborough commission candidates now include comedian Matt The Welder
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThree new candidates are officially running for Hillsborough County public office — including a...
Hillsborough to preserve 449 acres in south county
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoHillsborough County commissioners agreed Wednesday to buy 449 acres of agricultural land in the rural hamlet of Balm that will end a legal claim against the county, save the property from development ...
Hillsborough kills incinerator permit request in Lutz
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — Hillsborough County commissioners, sitting as environmental regulators, denied permission Thursday for yard waste incinerators to operate in Lutz. Commissioner Ken Hagan made the motion ...
Hillsborough adds 487 acres to south county preserve for $11.4 million
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoHillsborough County plans to spend $11.4 million to turn a cattle ranch into part of an environmental corridor. Wednesday, commissioners voted 6-0, with Commissioner Ken Hagan not voting, to ...
Pair of Democratic incumbent commissioners fall in Hillsborough
Tampa Bay Times, St. Petersburg, Fla. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTAMPA — Hillsborough voters reshaped their County Commission Tuesday, with two Democratic incumbents...
