The group behind the plan to build golf courses in Jonathan Dickinson State Park is withdrawing its proposal, a Florida Department of Environmental Protection spokesman told the Tampa Bay Times on Sunday. In a statement, the state agency said the plan for the state park was submitted by the Tuskegee Dunes Foundation, a little-known group […]
DUNEDIN – For Terry Fortner, the fight to save Honeymoon Island State Park from a proposed development is a personal matter. Nearly 130 years ago, her grandmother Myrtle Scharrer was born in a pioneer home on Caladesi Island, just offshore. For decades, she lived in the tranquility of the pristine island chain that now includes […]
When air traffic collapsed due to the pandemic, Orlando Airport was as deserted as a run-down shopping mall. Given this gloomy mood, the airport management feared that the aging Terminals A and B would become obsolete and might have to be demolished or put to another use. At the same time, Terminal C was being […]
Nearly a year before the DeSantis administration sparked a public outcry with its plans to build golf courses on the valuable lands of a state park on the Atlantic coast, a nonprofit national veterans organization made a similar proposal to state and local authorities. Sen. Gayle Harrell (R-Stuart) told the Tampa Bay Times that Lt. […]
In a scathing letter to Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday, Republican U.S. Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott, along with local authorities, criticized the rushed process behind state plans to build golf courses in Jonathan Dickinson State Park on Florida’s Atlantic coast. The one-hour hearing scheduled for Tuesday at 3 p.m. during which the public […]
This week, some of the original community members were still in the audience as the Pasco County Commission considered whether to permanently end discussion of Oaks Park, a 41-acre wooded area that was once slated for a multi-story building with 240 apartments. The housing plan was soundly defeated a decade ago over objections from local […]
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Bipartisan opposition to a plan to build golf courses and 350-room lodges on the site of a state park escalated into an outcry Thursday as more and more influential Republicans came out against the plans. In an extraordinary act of unified opposition, all elected officials in the state legislature, Cabinet and Congress opposed the plans, […]
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday unveiled major development plans for nine state parks in a sweeping initiative that could redefine Governor Ron DeSantis’ record on conservation and further endanger fragile, already-threatened habitats. Among the project ideas that could result in the most severe habitat loss is a golf course at Jonathan Dickinson […]
The Clearwater Marine Aquarium has officially opened its Manatee Rehabilitation Center, reaching a major milestone in its effort to accommodate the growing number of manatees in need of care. But that’s not the only place in the Tampa Bay Area where you can see manatees, the official marine mammal of the state of Florida since […]
City employees who helped negotiate and draft the contract for the Tampa Bay Rays’ stadium and remodeling raked in big checks this week. Payroll records obtained by the Tampa Bay Times on Friday through a public records request show that 17 senior employees received bonus checks totaling $250,000 on Thursday. Mayor Ken Welch confirmed that […]
