Comments on: Commissioner Curtis Richardson: “Are Businesses Leaving the City?” We Have the Answer.

By: UR DUMB

UR DUMB — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 14:50:16 +0000

In reply to John Lester. John, if you would actually read your property tax statement you would see the itemized list of things that the tax goes to. While Mrs. Miller may have made some statements in error, this is not one of them. It appears that you are the proof of that. For example at your property at 2752 W Hannon Hill, you paid $4701.42 for 2015 taxes. Of that amount only $937.83 went to the City of Tallahassee. The majority of that went to the county (which the city commissioners have no control over), the school board and to state water management. Probably best to check facts before spouting off.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 09 May 2016 12:34:26 +0000

What businesses are closing and why? This is worth a follow up.

By: MT

MT — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 19:54:22 +0000

In reply to BEC. Maybe Nancy Miller could educate him.

By: BEC

BEC — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 15:18:07 +0000

Ha. Curtis Richardson admitted today that he thought the fire service fee was included with the current mileage rate. Shows how out of touch these commissioners are and dangerous they can be.

By: Michael Ramage

Michael Ramage — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:43:06 +0000

A relative, a hydraulic engineer in Atlanta told me they had a client trying to open a restaurant in Tallahassee a few years ago. After expending a healthy sum of money in preparation of building the restaurant, the client gave up on his plans, commenting to the engineering firm that he had never encountered a city so demanding on environmental landscaping, this and that other zoning requirement, etc. In short, Tallahassee’s approach to “business” scared him away from opening a place here. Don’t know the restaurant’s name (didn’t ask) but I suspect Tallahassee has regional if not national reputation of being “picky” and not business-friendly. The “mobility tax” is not going to improve the situation. Tallahassee likely wouldn’t begin to consider it but for the fact it has a “captive workforce” in state workers who can’t move elsewhere. For those not tied to the state, the mobility tax will give yet another reason to relocate.

By: R B

R B — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 18:18:49 +0000

The Democratic thinking base is coming home to roost! Tax and spend , the cry of the liberal left , is fast becoming the hangman’s noose for local politicals. We have traffic choked roads but our leaders are building sidewalks, bike trails, and parks that less than 2% of the population actually uses and the rest of us pay for it!(and now a “mobility tax on miles driven”–where do we get these idiots from anyway??) A $7 million dollar foot bridge across S. Monroe to connect A&M to the Cascades Playground is a fine example. We need to 6 lane US 319,(4 points to Bannerman), widen either Centerville or Miccosukee Road and uncork the huge bottleneck fast approaching (Walanena Plantation, some 4000 homes in the works, and do the same for half a dozen other arterial connectors thru-out the county (but do not hold your breath !)

By: Joe Moye

Joe Moye — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 23:54:30 +0000

If all the local businesses that wanted to increase their bottom line, and all the local citizens who wanted more income would research how to make money online, Tallahassee’s economy would explode, and without adding more people, with all their attendant problems.

By: From the cheap seats

From the cheap seats — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 13:42:13 +0000

In reply to Bob S. I agree with you regarding the trend. When you have an employment base of State workers that are a large percentage of the total employment base that haven't received wage increases in years, and have had their numbers reduced, a decrease in the number of licenses would seem to be expected. Other data reported earlier about Leon county being kat among the top 23 counties in job growth reports the number, but gives no additional info regarding the composition of the employment base. Great "on top" click bait, more research and disclosure needed.

By: Laura Forster

Laura Forster — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:20:02 +0000

A mileage tax is morally unethical and should be fought by the citizens of this county and city. However, the ones voting these leaders in who propose such things are really to blame. This would not be happening if Steve Stewart were Mayor.

By: Bob S

Bob S — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:44:03 +0000

While I agree that our “leaders” in Tallahassee are anti business and in general are not good and the chart should be pointed the other way… this is not a trend. 3.6 percent over 5 years and a graph designed to make it look bad is not news. This can be attributed to Rick Scott cuts as much as city “leadership”.