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Hillsborough faces $367M hit if Amendment 3 passes
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Hillsborough water rates rise as court rules no right to clean water
A Fifth Circuit ruling that the Constitution does not guarantee clean drinking water arrives as Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents face rising water rates Oct. 1 and billions in construction for Hillsborough County's One Water Program and South Hillsborough Pipeline.
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Florida opens Hispanic Heritage Month contests for students
Local Government
Hillsborough water rates rise as court rules no right to clean water
A Fifth Circuit ruling that the Constitution does not guarantee clean drinking water arrives as Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents face rising water rates Oct. 1 and billions in construction for Hillsborough County's One Water Program and South Hillsborough Pipeline.
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Hillsborough detention closure sends 34 kids to other counties
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Hillsborough faces $367M hit if Amendment 3 passes
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Florida opens Hispanic Heritage Month contests for students
Local Government
Hillsborough water rates rise as court rules no right to clean water
A Fifth Circuit ruling that the Constitution does not guarantee clean drinking water arrives as Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents face rising water rates Oct. 1 and billions in construction for Hillsborough County's One Water Program and South Hillsborough Pipeline.
Local Government
Hillsborough detention closure sends 34 kids to other counties
Local Government
Hillsborough faces $367M hit if Amendment 3 passes
Local Government
Florida opens Hispanic Heritage Month contests for students
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Ruskin crew removes 100 derelict vessels from Hillsborough waterways
Hillsborough County's three-person Marine Safety Unit, based at E.G. Simmons Conservation Park in Ruskin, maintains more than 1,000 waterway signs and has removed over 100 derelict vessels from local rivers and Tampa Bay in six years.
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Hillsborough utility earns AAA rating ahead of $700M bond sale
Hillsborough County's water utility earned a AAA credit rating upgrade from S&P, joining Moody's and Fitch at the top mark, as the county prepares its largest-ever bond sale of up to $700 million for the One Water Campus serving Apollo Beach, Ruskin and surrounding communities.
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Hillsborough TPO takes public comment on 22-project road plan through Sept. 8
The Hillsborough TPO is accepting public comments until 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8 on a 22-project amendment to its five-year transportation plan, which the board will vote on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
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Aquifer deficit deepens; weekly watering limit stays through October
The Southwest Florida Water Management District's 12-month rainfall deficit has grown to 15 inches, and water experts say summer thunderstorms cannot recharge the aquifer fast enough to lift the Modified Phase III restrictions keeping Apollo Beach and Ruskin residents on once-a-week watering through Oct. 1.
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Trade ruling on Mexican strawberries aids Ruskin-area growers
The U.S. Commerce Department ruled that Mexican winter strawberries are being sold below fair value, imposing preliminary cash deposits of up to 5.28% that could ease competitive pressure on Hillsborough County growers during the November-through-March harvest season.
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Apollo Beach feels the squeeze as 15,000 leave Hillsborough
Census data shows more than 15,000 residents left Hillsborough County in the year after hurricanes Helene and Milton, while Apollo Beach faces softening home prices, expanding evacuation zones and projected insurance premium increases of 213% over 30 years.
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Waterset Publix opens, anchoring Wolf Creek Commons retail center
A 50,325-square-foot Publix opened Thursday at Wolf Creek Commons in the Waterset community, bringing the first full-service grocery store inside the 3,500-home master-planned development in Apollo Beach.
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How horseshoe crabs gave Cockroach Bay its name
Cockroach Bay Aquatic Preserve, a 4,871-acre protected estuary between Ruskin and the Little Manatee River, owes its name to horseshoe crabs that Spanish explorers mistook for cockroaches and its current health to a 20-year restoration that drew 2,500 volunteers.
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FDOT seeks port land at US-41 intersection near Gibsonton
Port Tampa Bay's board took up a land conveyance to FDOT at the US-41/Diana Toledo Almeida Road intersection and an Apollo Beach residential dock variance at its Aug. 18 meeting, with three FY2027 budget hearings open to the public in the weeks ahead.
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Lyssy, Simic advance to November runoff for South Shore school board seat
Brittany Lyssy and Daniela Simic advanced from the Aug. 18 primary to the November general election for Hillsborough County School Board District 2, the seat covering South Shore schools including Lennard High and East Bay High.
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Rivals demand probe after voter guides marked for Beltran
Four candidates in the 14th Congressional District Republican primary demand a full investigation after voter guides distributed by the Hillsborough County Republican Executive Committee at early voting sites were marked to favor Mike Beltran, with HCREC president Carmen Edmonds calling the conduct "completely unacceptable."
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Driskell wins Senate seat covering Apollo Beach; Rodriguez advances in county race
House Minority Leader Fentrice Driskell won the Senate District 16 universal primary with about 65% of the vote and will head directly to Tallahassee with no November opponent, while Aileen Rodriguez clinched the County Commission District 7 Democratic nomination and will face Republican incumbent Joshua Wostal in the general election.
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