Killearn Homes Association Raises Concern Over Possible Changes to NE Gateway Project

Killearn Homes Association Raises Concern Over Possible Changes to NE Gateway Project

In a letter to Blueprint officials, the Killearn Homes Association (KHA) has voiced concerns about the addition of a road connecting Centerville Road to the Northeast Gateway/Welaunee Blvd. (NE Gateway) project. Previously, KHA had reached an agreement with officials that indicated there would be two connections from the NE Gateway – one at Shamrock & […]

Matlow, Porter Respond to Proposed Tax Increase, Silent on Increase in Law Enforcement Budget

Matlow, Porter Respond to Proposed Tax Increase, Silent on Increase in Law Enforcement Budget

During the City of Tallahassee budget workshop held on Wednesday, City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter addressed the property tax increase recommended by city staff but were silent on the proposal to increase the law enforcement budget due to increases in violent crime. City staff recently released the agenda for the workshop which proposed […]

The Tallahassee CRA Approves $7 Million in Assistance for Workforce Housing Development

The Tallahassee CRA Approves $7 Million in Assistance for Workforce Housing Development

On Tuesday, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) voted 5-0 to authorize staff to execute a memorandum of understanding to facilitate a $7 million loan for a 300-unit workforce housing development to be constructed downtown. The agreement is with Global City, a real estate development organization that has completed a number of similar projects in […]

Independent Ethics Board Meeting Briefs: April 18, 2023

Independent Ethics Board Meeting Briefs: April 18, 2023

Below are the news briefs from the City’s Independent Ethics Board meeting that took place on April 18, 2023.___ Dwight A. Floyd, the Independent Ethics Officer, noted the activities of the staff since the last meeting. Floyd wrote that, “During this period, we conducted ethics training for new employees. John Reid and I attended a […]

UPDATED: Former Tallahassee Classical Principal Says Tallahassee Democrat Reporting is False

UPDATED: Former Tallahassee Classical Principal Says Tallahassee Democrat Reporting is False

Tallahassee Democrat Editor William Hatfield has responded to TR’s request for a comment related to the story below. Hatfield said that a Facebook comment by Tallahassee Classical Board Chair Barney Bishop – where Bishop said that the one of the parents called the art lesson “pornographic” – confirms the accuracy of the opening line in […]

Opinion: Tallahassee Hurt by Flawed “David” Reporting

Opinion: Tallahassee Hurt by Flawed “David” Reporting

The fallout from a recent Tallahassee Democrat story, which implied a principal at a local charter school was forced to resign due to an art lesson that included Michelangelo’s nude sculpture of “David”, made it all the way to Italy before the truth was discovered. The implication of the story – which was that parents […]

Tallahassee City Commission Votes 3-2 to Approve Police Union Contract

Tallahassee City Commission Votes 3-2 to Approve Police Union Contract

On Wednesday, March 22, the Tallahassee City Commission voted 3-2 to approve the collective bargaining agreement with the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA). Mayor John Dailey, City Commissioner Curtis Richardson and City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox voted for approval, while Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter voted against ratifying […]

Leon County Commission Votes 4-3 Against Marijuana Decriminalization

Leon County Commission Votes 4-3 Against Marijuana Decriminalization

Recognizing the possession or use of marijuana remains illegal under state and federal law and is punishable under the federal Controlled Substance Act (CSA), the majority of the Leon County Commission voted 4-3 against moving forward with a marijuana decriminalization ordinance. The staff recommended that the Board accept the report on alternatives to incarceration for […]

Tallahassee City Commission to Consider Police Union Contract

Tallahassee City Commission to Consider Police Union Contract

Tallahassee elected officials will consider approval of the collective bargaining agreement with the Big Bend Chapter of the Florida Police Benevolent Association, Inc. (PBA) at the next Tallahassee City Commission meeting on March 22. The agenda item notes that the City of Tallahassee and the PBA have reached an agreement on contracts for the Police […]

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