Leon County Commissioners voted to issue an Invitation to Bid (ITB) for a new waste collection vendor contract at its Sept. 24, 2019 meeting rather than extend the current Waste Pro contract. Waste Pro serves about 27,200 residents of unincorporated Leon County. The seven-year contract with Waste Pro expires in September, 2020. Waste Pro’s contract […]
The Board of Leon County Commissioners received an update on proposed legislative appropriation requests at its 2020 State and Federal Priorities Workshop on Sept. 24. The Board, County legislative staff, and contract lobbyists hold the workshop yearly to consider top priorities for the next state and federal legislative sessions. The workshop enables the County’s legislative […]
At the September 17th meeting, Leon County Commissioners voted to accept a status report on the Tallahassee-Leon County Bicentennial plan at their Sept. 16 meeting. The year-long Bicentennial celebration is planned for 2024 when Tallahassee and Leon County will both turn 200 years old. The status report noted that the Bicentennial is “an opportunity to […]
After receiving a Leon County staff report on Leon County’s Adult Civil Citation (ACC) program and recent marijuana reform efforts at its September 17th meeting, the Leon County Commission voted 4-3 to create a draft civil citation ordinance for marijuana possession. County Commissioners Bill Proctor, Nick Maddox, Kristin Dozier, and Rick Minor voted to direct […]