Less than two months after closing his controversial One Tallahassee political action committee, City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow is busy plotting a run for mayor. Based on several discussions with people close to the process, Matlow is meeting with various business leaders in an attempt to repair damaged relationships caused by his constant berating of developers […]
On Tuesday, the Leon County School Board will consider a new policy related to public speaking at Board meetings. The policy revision was driven, in part, by a legal case involving a Mom’s for Liberty lawsuit in another Florida school district. The policy, which was discussed during the Monday agenda review meeting, will be revised […]
On Tuesday, February 11, the Leon County Commission (Board) will vote to add new strategic initiatives to their mission following an open discussion among elected officials and staff at the recently concluded annual retreat. The new initiatives include focus on high profile challenges related to pedestrian safety, the Miccosukee Road Greenway Trail flooding, the Children’s […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on January 28, 2025. The Board approved Consent Items 1-19. The consent items included approval of procurement awards related to Fiscal Year 2025 Insurance Coverage Renewals and approval of an agreement for security guard services. The consent also included three status reports: Annual […]
According to annual data published by Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, single-family residential construction permits issued in Leon County were down 25.5% in 2024 when compared to 2023. There were 517 SFR construction permits issued in 2024, down 175 permits from the 692 issued in 2023. The chart below shows that since 2021, […]
During the Tallahassee annual city retreat discussion about the airport, Mayor John Dailey proposed using minimum revenue guarantees to incentivize air carriers to establish service in Tallahassee. “I am also formally asking that we formally engage with the state to bring back a contract as part of that minimum revenue guarantee. And how can the […]
Today, at the 2025 City Commission Annual Retreat, Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell will tell elected leaders and other officials that violent crime in Tallahassee was down 15.5% in fiscal year 2024 when compared to 2023. Tallahassee Reports recently reported that violent crime incidents were down 20.6% in 2024. The item on the agenda states […]
Discussions at the latest Children’s Services Council (CSC) meeting indicate the Council is facing growing pains related to the group’s mission, expectations, pro- gram management and relationship with other local government entities. Established as an independent special district by the voters of Leon County in 2020, the CSC provides funding through ad valorem taxation to […]
The latest information from the Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FHSMV) Crash Dashboard shows that pedestrian fatalities in Leon County have surpassed pre-COVID levels. The dashboard shows there were 12 pedestrian fatalities in 2023 and 2024. This is approximately 50% more than the pedestrian deaths reported in 2018 (8) and 2109 (9) – prior […]
Incident data published daily by the Tallahassee Police Department shows that total crime incidents in 2024 declined by 9.2% when compared to incident data from 2023. The drop was driven by a 20.1% decline in violent crime. The decline comes after a controversial property tax increase was passed to address increasing violent crime trends in […]