A report published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics in March of this year, shows that the weekly wage in Leon County for 2015 was $795. Leon County ranked 13th among the twenty-three largest counties in Florida. Leon County’s weekly wage translates into an annual wage of approximately $41,340. Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties […]
At this Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, elected officials will consider spending approximately $300,000 on a study that will provide support for the establishment of a new tax based on vehicle miles traveled. The tax is called a mobility fee. The cost of the study would be shared with the Leon County Board of County Commissioners. […]
Former Mayor Penny Herman, a member of the Citizens for Responsible Spending (CRS) group, cited a Federal report on job growth as support for the roll back of the 13% increase in property taxes put in place by the City Commission in 2015. She appeared on WFSU’s Perspectives show Thursday, April 7th with CRS member and […]
The latest passenger numbers for the Tallahassee International Airport (TIA) shows passenger traffic for February of this year was essentially equal to February’s traffic in 2015. The numbers for February, 2016 show a .2% increase in passenger traffic from February, 2015. The number of passengers increased from 50,491 during last February to 50,572 this year. […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the City of Tallahassee paid $238,426 to an outside law firm for legal services associated with the lawsuit filed by former City firefighter Mark DeCarlo. A jury awarded DeCarlo $850,000 in a discrimination lawsuit. Public documents obtained through a public records request reveal that the City of Tallahassee paid Sniffen […]
As we move into April, a look back at March finds the top three articles on TR were: Former Commissioner Debbie Lightsey Benefits Monthly From City’s Deferred Compensation Which Ended in 2010 Wildwood Church To Build Northside Community Center ROUND 1: Pons and Maddox Spar at Local Forum. There were 28 comments generated by these […]
On Monday the local Democratic Party held a forum at City Hall for local candidates. At the forum current Superintendent Jackie Pons and candidate and current City Comissioner Scott Maddox stole the show with pointed jabs at each other. Candidate Rocky Hanna was not allowed to participate because he is running as an independent. Pons […]
February numbers for single-family home resales show that the annual-rate of sales is holding steady on Leon County. There were 2,855 single-family units sold over the previous twelve months. As the chart below indicates, resales crossed the 2,800 unit threshold last July and has held steady since that time. As we have previously reported, there have been […]
The Community Redevelopment Agency, which is composed of City and County Commissioners, recently released their annual report for fiscal year 2015. In the report was a list of “Promotional and Special Events” sponsored by the CRA. During the fiscal year, the CRA sponsored fourteen (14) events with approximately $65,000 in tax dollars. Listed below is a […]
By Joshua King We were excited to read the recent Tallahassee Reports article, “Where are the Northside Community Centers?”. The reason for our excitement is because this need is already being addressed…not by the City, but by a church in the northside community, Wildwood Church. As your article noted, there is currently no such center […]