Andy Thomas, incumbent Public Defender of the Second Judicial Circuit, is running for re-election in 2020. Jessica Yeary is also running for the position. Thomas earned his law degree from the University of Florida Levin College of Law in 1979. He has worked as a criminal defense lawyer since 1981 and has worked in many […]
At today’s City Commission meeting, the Commissioners unanimously voted to adopt the amended FY 2019-2020 Annual Action Plan and FY 2015-2020 Consolidated Plan in order to accept $1,878,411 in CARES Act funding. The funding will be used for housing and community development initiatives in response to the impacts of COVID-19 in Tallahassee. The COVID-19 CARES […]
The City Commissioners approved nine appointments to the Airport Advisory Committee at their meeting today, reducing the size of the committee from 18 to nine members. The Airport Advisory Committee advises the City Commission and the Tallahassee International Airport Management on airport operations as well as economic development opportunities related to the airport. The Commissioners […]
The City Commissioners will review updates on three transportation projects at their July 8 meeting. The Weems Road Extension, Weems Road PASS Phase 2, and FAMU Way Phase 3 are all expected to be complete by the end of this year. Weems Road ExtensionConstruction for the Weems Road Extension project began in April 2019. The […]
At the July 8 meeting, the City Commissioners introduced an ordinance that increases restrictions on contact between the City and vendors during competitive solicitation for goods and services. Ordinance 20-O-04 amends Section 2-357 of the Code of General Ordinances. Notably, the ordinance will change the effective date of the “cone of silence”—the period of time […]
Face masks have been mandatory in Leon County business establishments since June 25, 2020, after the Leon County Commission passed an emergency ordinance in response to an uptick in positive COVID-19 tests in the county. Leon County Commission Chair Bryan Desloge said the goal of the mask order was to stop or slow the spread […]
Jermaine Miller filed to run for City Commission Seat 1 in November 2019. Jacqueline Porter, William Moore, and incumbent Elaine Bryant are also running for the position. Miller is a community activist and homelessness advocate. He graduated from East Gadsden High School and worked in catering at Florida State University. He has also worked with […]
In October 2019, William Moore filed to run for City Commission Seat 1. Incumbent Elaine Bryant is also running for the position, as well as Jacqueline Porter and Jermaine Miller. Moore graduated from Leon High School in 2019 and now attends Florida State University as a neuroscience major. He has worked for Scriberr News, and […]
At their meeting today, the City Commission approved a $182,500 personal injury settlement with Annie Brown, who was injured when a City vehicle collided with her vehicle. According to the meeting agenda, the incident occurred in December 2018 on East Tharpe Street. As Brown was making a left turn into a parking lot, a City […]
At their meeting on June 29, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) board unanimously voted to establish a $250,000 disaster assistance program for businesses in the Greater Frenchtown/Southside (GFS) district. According to a press release, the purpose of the program is to give aid to small businesses within the district that are struggling with the […]