UPDATED: CRA Rejects $750,000 Funding Request for South City Business Incubator Project, Approves $75,000
At the December 9th meeting the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board decided not to approve a $750,000 funding request from Loved by…
Year: 2020
UPDATED: City Commission Approves Reimbursing Mayor Dailey for Attorney’s Fees Related to Ethics Complaint
At today’s City Commission meeting, the Commissioners authorized the City to reimburse Mayor John Dailey for attorney’s fees related to an ethics…
UPDATED: County Commission Receives Sidewalk Program Status Report
The County Commissioners received a status report on the County’s sidewalk program at their meeting today. The Commissioners receive the report annually…
DeSantis Recruits Corey Simon for Volunteer Florida
By The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday tapped Corey Simon to lead Volunteer Florida. Simon will succeed a…
FDLE Obtains Search Warrant, Raids Home of Former Health Department Employee
By Christine Sexton, The News Service of Florida State police agents on Monday raided the home of a former Florida Department of…
UPDATED: County Commission Approves Update on Guidelines for Policy Debates on Social Media
During their meeting today, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved updates on guidelines for policy debates that take place through…
UPDATED: County Commissioners Approve $30.5 Million in Bonds for Orange Avenue Redevelopment Project
At their meeting today, the County Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the Housing Finance Authority to issue millions of dollars in bonds…
UPDATED: County Commissioners Receive Report on Crime Around Adult Entertainment Stores
At today’s Leon County Commission meeting, the commissioners received a status report on crime around adult entertainment stores. The report, which found…
UPDATED: County Commission Approves Bradfordville Road Commercial Plat
The Board of County Commissioners met today and voted to reapprove the plat for the Bradfordville Road Commercial Subdivision. The Bradfordville Road…
Justices Decline to Take Up Fight Over Fire Service Fees
The Florida Supreme Court on Monday refused to take up an appeal by the city of Ocala in a class-action lawsuit about…
Weekly Report Ending Dec. 6th: Leon COVID Cases, Hospitalizations, Positivity Rate Up
TR’s weekly report (November 29 – December 6) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s…
City to Rule on New Downtown Bar Across from First Baptist Church
At first glance the local zoning requirements seem clear, no bar can be located within 500 feet of churches or schools. However,…