Pebble Creek Residents Could Become County Utilities Customers

By Matt Wiley

Pebble Creek residents line up to get on the bus that would take them to the public hearing about the future of their utility services.
Pebble Creek residents line up to get on the bus that would take them to the public hearing about the future of their utility services on June 18.

After their existing provider proposed serious rate hikes to customers in Pebble Creek last year, Hillsborough County is making moves to take over water utility services in New Tampa’s oldest community.Continue reading

County Approves Request For Proposals For Land Opposite Hunter’s Green

The area outlined in green in the map above represents the county's 81 acres of land across Bruce B. Downs Blvd. from Hunter's Green.
The area outlined in green in the map above represents the county’s 81 acres of land across Bruce B. Downs Blvd. from Hunter’s Green.

By Matt Wiley

Just more than a month since a meeting was held to gather public comments about what to do with the land across Bruce B. Downs (BBD) Blvd. from Hunter’s Green in New Tampa, the Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has approved a Request For Proposals (RFP) for a private-public partnership to develop the property.Continue reading