Commissioners on Monday voted unanimously to ban the distribution of beads and candy at parades. ...more

January 19, 2008

PLANT CITY - City Commissioner Bill Dodson has been elected vice chairman of the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council. ...more

January 17, 2008

PLANT CITY - Former Mayor and Commissioner Mike Sparkman has decided to seek Commissioner Robert Brown's seat in the April election. ...more

December 14, 2007

A potential roadblock to the sale of the Tampa Bay Lightning has been cleared and the path toward a new ownership group has opened back up. ...more

December 12, 2007

A potential road block to the selling of the Tampa Bay Lightning has been cleared and the path toward a new ownership group has opened back up. ...more

December 11, 2007

Some headway apparently is being made to resolve a lawsuit involving potential buyers of the Lightning. ...more

December 11, 2007

Commissioner Bill Dodson announced Tuesday that he is running for a third term on the city commission. ...more

December 8, 2007

Commissioners are considering a new incentive program for residential homebuilders to help energize a stagnant housing market. ...more

October 17, 2007

PLANT CITY - Commissioners are considering a new incentive program for residential homebuilders to help energize a stagnant housing market. Their plan would use reserves from the city's general fund to pay for increases in transportation impact fees so developers do not have to. ...more

October 11, 2007

PLANT CITY The housing market is sluggish if not downright disastrous, commissioners said at their meeting Monday. According to city building department records, four residential permits were issued in August. During the height of the boom in 2005-06, about 30 permits were issued monthly, records show. With the downturn in mind, Mayor Rick Lott proposed delaying increases in transportation impact fees until April 1, a move he said would help stimulate residential building permit activity. ...more

September 26, 2007