After over 4 hours of citizen comment, elected official debate and legal wrangling, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) voted 7-5 to approve the process to obtain financing for projects totaling up to $115.8. The projects include the $20 million project to update Doak Campbell Stadium. Before the much anticipated vote, but after the motion on […]
UPDATE This item was removed from the Tallahassee City Commission agenda for December 8th. There appears to be some discrepancy over the item. TR was told that the developer has not requested a road be constructed as a condition for moving forward. Check back for updates. Original Story On Wednesday December 8th, the Tallahassee City […]
On Wednesday, the Tallahassee City Commission voted to award a construction contract for the International Passenger Processing Facility (IPPF) Project ($23,476,000) and an additional 5% project contingency ($1,173,800) to Whitesell-Green, Inc. in the amount of $24,649,800. The funding will be provided by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), the Federal Aviation Administration, the Coronavirus Aid, […]
By The News Service of Florida The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments about a Mississippi law that would ban almost all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Florida had a reported 74,868 abortions in 2020. Here are counties that totaled the most abortions last year. The numbers reflect county residents who had […]
Capital Regional Medical Center Appoints Lori Merritt as Assistant Administrator Capital Regional Medical Center, an affiliate of HCA Healthcare North Florida Division, announces the appointment of Lori Merritt as Assistant Administrator and co-ECO. Lori has been with Capital Regional Medical Center since September 2008 as a Speech-Language Pathologist and most recently the Director of Rehab […]
Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were slightly down when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 313 single-family home resales in October 2020 and 309 resales in October 2021. Last month there were 313 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in October 2021 increased […]
Administrative Law Judge, G. W. Chisenhall has ruled that the City Walk-Urban Mission, Inc. is entitled to a permit – with conditions – from the City of Tallahassee to operate a transitional residential facility at the property located at 1709 Mahan Drive, Tallahassee, Florida. The facility was denied a permit earlier this year. The City […]
Dear Editor, As we almost get through this last wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, Florida businesses can at least rest assured that lockdowns are behind us. And during the summer, thanks to favorable public health guidelines here in Florida, vacationers have descended upon the Sunshine State and second home sales are as hot as ever. […]
The chart below shows the average number of days a Tallahassee single family home has on the market (DOM) before selling for each month over the last 37 months. The DOM has been consistently declining since a high of 82 days was reported in November, 2018. The DOM reached a low of 22 in July […]
Superintendent Rocky Hanna has announced that Leon County Schools (LCS) is withdrawing from the appeal process of the DOAH ruling in regards to the State Department of Health Emergency Rule. The announcement came via the LCS Twitter account just before noon on Tuesday. It was reported on Monday that several school boards – including LCS […]