Days after an announcement by parent company TOUSA to wind down production, Engle Homes, the developer of Live Oak Preserve, is relinquishing some of its authority at the development. Engle Homes Vice President Rick Feather said all Engle employees who serve on the Live Oak I, Live Oak II and The Hammocks' community development district boards are stepping down immediately. "We resigned under the advice of counsel," Feather said. Feather served as a board supervisor on all of the three developer-controlled CDDs. Engle employees Lauren Arcaro, Dennis DeMott and Michael Mulvihill were members of the Live Oak II and The Hammocks boards. ...more

April 1, 2009

Bankrupt TOUSA, the parent company of the home builder that developed Live Oak Preserve, is wrapping up all of its construction projects, selling off its inventory of homes and not planning to build any new ones. ...more

April 1, 2009

The Live Oak Preserve Association has fired the company that manages its daily operations. ...more

February 4, 2009

Back when row crops dominated the landscape along the shores of Cockroach Bay, there wasn't much there to attract birds winging their way toward South America for winter. ...more

December 31, 2008

A dancer from Class Act strip club in Tampa remained behind bars in Land O' Lakes last week following a Dec. 19 fight that left one victim with a knife wound on his chest. ...more

December 31, 2008

The Live Oak 1 Community Development District took another step toward homeowner control this month, when its board of supervisors appointed resident Scott Keen to fill the seat left vacant by former Engle Homes executive Joe Hennessey. ...more

July 23, 2008

An Oakwood Village resident appointed Tuesday to the Live Oak I Community Development District Board of Supervisors is making plans to seek an elected seat on the board in November. ...more

June 14, 2008

Homeowners in Live Oak Preserve will have some extra change in their pockets next year. Their community development district fees likely will go down for the second year in a row. ...more

May 17, 2008

Bankrupt developer TOUSA has won court approval for a restructuring plan that allows the company to keep paying its employees, selling houses and honoring home warranties. ...more

February 9, 2008

Bankrupt developer TOUSA has won court approval for a restructuring plan that allows the company to keep paying its employees, selling houses and honoring home warranties. TOUSA, the parent company of Engle Homes, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Jan. 29. It reported assets of $2.28 billion and debts of about $1.77 billion. The new agreement allows the company to borrow $135 million from Citigroup Global Markets Inc. to pay normal operating expenses. The terms of the agreement allow TOUSA and its subsidiaries to continue building homes, pay off liens and sell the houses free and clear. Home warranties also will be honored. TOUSA subsidiary Engle Homes is the primary developer of Live Oak Preserve, The Hammocks and Tampa Bay Golf & Country Club. ...more

February 7, 2008