April Leon County Single-Family Home Sales Up 12.7%

April Leon County Single-Family Home Sales Up 12.7%

Sales of existing single-family homes in Leon county were up 12.7% when compared to numbers sold in the same month one year ago. There were 268 single-family home resales in April 2020 and 302 resales in April 2021. Last month there were 316 existing single-family homes sold. The average sales price in April 2021 increased […]

LCS Approves World Class Schools Agreement

LCS Approves World Class Schools Agreement

During the May 25th School Board meeting the Board approved an agreement between The Leon County School Board and the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and a payment of $50,000. The agreement relates to the World Class Schools of Leon County, Inc., a program of the Chamber.  World Class Schools (WCS) is a 501(c)(3) program […]

Blueprint to Address Major Economic Development Projects

Blueprint to Address Major Economic Development Projects

The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) is scheduled to address several major economic development projects at the May 27th meeting. The IA Board consists of the seven Leon County Commissioners and five Tallahassee City Commissioners. Project Mango Project Mango, the code name for the potential expansion of a yet-to-be named Fortune 500 Company into the Tallahassee […]

Project Mango Details Released

Project Mango Details Released

The agenda for the May 27th meeting of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors was updated Monday night to include details about the fulfillment center development labeled Project Mango. The agenda item requests approval of a competitive incentive package to support the expansion of a logistics & fulfillment company, Project Mango. Specifically, the agenda […]

Nikki Fried Has Financial Interest in Company Acquired by Trulieve

Nikki Fried Has Financial Interest in Company Acquired by Trulieve

According to her most recent financial disclosure form, Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried has a financial interest in Harvest Health & Recreation Inc., a company acquired by Trulieve Cannabis Corp. for $2.1 billion last week. Trulieve is one of the most notable cannabis companies in the United States and is the largest licensed cannabis company […]

Leon County to Consider $57 Million Spending Plan of Federal Rescue Funds

Leon County to Consider $57 Million Spending Plan of Federal Rescue Funds

Tomorrow the Leon County Commission will consider a $57 million spending plan related to funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). According to Leon County staff, the ARP builds upon the COVID-19 economic relief legislation enacted by Congress over the past year in providing direct financial support to address the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 […]

CRA Approves $885,000 for Construction of Affordable Single-Family Homes

CRA Approves $885,000 for Construction of Affordable Single-Family Homes

At the May 13th meeting, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board unanimously approved the construction of single-family speculative homes through the City of Tallahassee’s New Home Infill Program. The CRA Board consists of the Mayor of Tallahassee and the four Tallahassee City Commissioners. At the direction of the CRA Board, the New Home Infill […]

Weekly Report Ending May 23: Cases, Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Up

Weekly Report Ending May 23: Cases, Hospitalizations Down, Positivity Up

TR’s weekly report (May 17 – May 23) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s May 16th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending May 23rd, shows decreases in cases and hospitalizations while the positivity rate increased. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) […]