Sorting it out
Hillsborough County recently began a pilot program to offer recycling bins at apartment complexes and condominiums to get more people separating their trash.

Rezoning requested on Sunlake corner lot
LUTZ -- The owners of 11 acres at the southeast corner of Lutz-Lake Fern Road and Sunlake Boulevard are again asking the county for a rezoning so they can develop a shopping plaza on the land.

Destruction of trees was stomach churning
Re: "A clear-cut mistake?' Sept. 10 article

Golfers will go to bat for Sickles baseball team
Last year's first-ever golf tournament to benefit the Sickles High baseball team raised money for the Gryphons' press box and batting cages. This year, boosters hope the event will help pay for a baseball locker room.

Area athletes make solid showings on college fields, courts and tracks
CARROLLWOOD -- With fall sports in full swing, numerous former prep stars from the area continue to pursue their skills at the collegiate level.

Minor revisions delay Northwest Plan vote
Commissioners decide to postpone action on the blueprint to shape future growth until key community leaders have had a chance to see the clarifications.

As board election nears, tensions continue rising
Westchase's developer will turn over six seats it controls on the community association board, and the scramble for those seats is already beginning.

Traffic light wins approval but it's a flasher
The signal will blink until traffic levels warrant full operation, officials say. Proponents want it working when a new high school opens next fall.

Professors' proposal would help educate poor African farmers
The men are seeking a grant from Rotary International's philanthropic foundation to pay for seed, tools and fertilizer as well as classes for the Nigerian farmers.

County to review development restrictions
Officials don't want Bruce B. Downs Boulevard to develop similar to congested Dale Mabry Highway.

7 candidates match 7 spots on community council board
The New Tampa civic board will elect its directors Thursday, even though everyone who applied will get a seat on the board.

Week in review
NEW TAMPA TREES RAZED IN "AN HONEST MISTAKE": After 1,747 palm, pine and cypress trees were improperly cut down for a new subdivision in New Tampa, City Council members said Thursday they feel confident it won't happen again. "It was an honest mistake," said Shawn Harrison, who lives close to where the trees were removed last year by Lennar Homes Inc. "An aberration," agreed Linda Saul-Sena.

Open and Shut
New Tampa