Federal Report Shows Tallahassee Personal Income Up 2.5%, But Lagging Comparable Cities
For the first time since 2007, a recently released report by the United States Department of Commerce indicates that Per Capita Personal…
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Tallahassee City Manager Addresses Ethics Panel, Talks About Benefits of Ethics Officer
On February 5th, 2013, Tallahassee City Manager Anita Favors-Thompson made a presentation to the Ethics Advisory Panel. The ethics panel was created…
Target Issue Committee On Innovation And Engagement Gets Update On DigiTally
When the City Commission meets and votes to implement a policy, more times than not the policy has been vetted through a…
Has the Economic Development Council Hijacked the Sales Tax Committee?
Over the past year or so, the Leon County Sales Tax Committee (STC) has patiently listened to scores of proposals for the…
County Commission and City Commission Vote For Imagine Tallahassee Proposal
The County and City Commission approved the Leon County Sales Tax Committee’s recommendation to enter into public/private partnership with Imagine Tallahassee to…
Community Redevelopment Agency Votes to Give the Riley Museum $50,000 to Complete Visitor Center, Scott Maddox Lone Dissenting Vote
The City of Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board met on Monday and one of the issues discussed was a recommendation to…
Transportation Board Nixes Median Proposal for North Monroe
The Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) met on Monday and the issue drawing the most attention was the proposal to place…
As Fuel Costs Decrease, City Staff Proposes Base Rate Increase in Electric Rates for 2013
During the January 28th, 2013 City Commission Financial Viability Target Issue Committee Meeting, city staff informed city commissioners Gillum and Maddox that…
If You Want To “Share The Road”, Pay Up
I was driving down the street the other day and noticed a yellow bumper-sticker on the back of an SUV that said,…
The Cost of Doing Business Varies Within Leon County
With the economy still struggling, the importance of creating new jobs is becoming more and more important. Locally, we have heard for…
FDOT Procurement Process Could Cost State Millions
After the recent legislative session and Governor Scott’s subsequent vetoes, it is clear that the Great Recession continues to have real economic…
COT 2012 Budget Increases Non-Fuel Spending By $40 Million Over 2010 Expenditures
The COT press release on the 2012 budget reads: “No increase proposed for millage rate – City Manager Anita Favors Thompson today…