Comments on: Controversy Clouds City Land Sale

By: Radical Tom

Radical Tom — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 17:21:09 +0000

We don’t need low income housing in French town, there is plenty all over the place there. We need homes that generate taxes to help PAY for all the services we dump into that area. Quit living in the past. We need business development, retail jobs and nice places for students or whomever to live in. Gee, why build student apts RIGHT across from FSU…how dumb is that? FSU should expand out and up Tenn Street.

By: Thomas C Hooker

Thomas C Hooker — Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:05:24 +0000

Figures that Peerless is based in Chicago. After all, a few years ago we adopted the Chicago “Cure Violence” program, paid them money too. You see where that got us.

By: Hope

Hope — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 18:15:12 +0000

The corruptive culture is still in play with Mayor Dailey, Commissioners Curtis Richardson, and Diane Williams Cox continuing to participate in it…

The mayor’s bad decisions, lack of leadership, and corruption would make him an easy one to beat in his bid for re-election. Hopefully, a good citizen or two will step up and take on the task.

Tallahassee needs a leader and not The Waterboy for the failed Biden Administration.

By: Charlie T

Charlie T — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:29:23 +0000

This is a really large bubble getting ready to explode. I guess Peerless Development hasn’t took a walk along Gaines Street and seen the vacant
commerial property all over the place. and it looks like it’s getting a lot worse.

By: Tally Newbie

Tally Newbie — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 22:09:39 +0000

Matlow citing something he saw on social media as fact.

If it is on the internet it must be true – am I right?

By: Jon

Jon — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 21:47:40 +0000

Cool we need more student housing. Let’s sell the education building and make it a student tower.

By: A Skeptic

A Skeptic — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 18:37:46 +0000

I’ve long been of the opinion that the way the city has encouraged outside interests to come in, build student housing, and move onto the next city is just wrong. I’d have preferred that they had gotten several of the local builders, landlords, etc. to form a consortium to develop and/or manage property development locally.

Instead, we have multiple outside influences that are impacting our politics our community.

By: Edward Lyle

Edward Lyle — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:18:55 +0000

Paying lip service to Frenchtown and her residents, while openly engaged in the gentrification of said. When will our communities of color wake up to the reality that we are nothing but pawns to the rich white elite liberal class?

On another note:

“Matlow then cited an email that was allegedly received by city staff members asking how to purchase property without a competitive bid process.”

If this is true, then the cloud of insider corruption that has hung over the city for decades remains firmly in place. This should be fully and transparently investigated.

On the other hand, if Matlow is making yet another damming and unsubstantiated self-serving claim… then it is high time the Commission Censure him until he can be replaced by someone with integrity.

By: David T. Hawkins

David T. Hawkins — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 00:35:28 +0000

What is Peerless Development willing to pay for it. It should be worth north of $500,000 now. We don’t have enough Student Housing already? How will this project enhance French Town? Commissioner Matlow and Porter are right.

By: Mike L

Mike L — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 22:56:34 +0000

It’s a shame Mayor Dailey isn’t advocating for the good people of Frenchtown with the same fervor he advocates for Peerless and other out of town developers.

He is awful…I wonder if he’s smoking meth too?