Sales of existing single-family homes increased in August when compared to sales in August one year ago. There were 284 single-family home resales in August. That is a 10.9% increase over the 256 homes sold in August, 2016. The latest numbers contributed to an increase in the annual rate of resales which came in at […]
The post-Hurricane Hermine public relations battle has begun! The Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) released, through a public relations firm, a report on September 21st entitled “Data Points to Tallahassee Power Restoration Efforts Being on Par or Better Than Previous Major Storms.” The report has been tweeted about and cited by news organizations, including the […]
Dr. Erwin Jackson, through his attorney C.B. Upton, has sent certified letters to Skip Foster, the publisher of the Tallahassee Democrat, and David Mullins, the General Manager of WFSU demanding the retraction of false statements. Dr. Jackson claims false statements were made by City Commissioner Scott Maddox and subsequently printed and published by the Tallahassee […]
Approximately five years ago, the City of Tallahassee established a Market District Action Plan for the business area in northeast Tallahassee. The plan was part of the City’s placemaking efforts designed to enhance the identities of locations around town where people like to gather. The City has spent millions of dollars enhancing commerce districts like […]
Documents requested by TR through a formal records request concerning the operations of sewer lift stations during a storm has been labeled confidential by City officials. During Hurricane Hermine power outages led to more than 1.6 million gallons of sewage spilling in Tallahassee. Based on media reports, the outage left all of the city’s 102 pump stations powerless. This resulted […]
The race for Leon County Sheriff is shaping up to be one of the most interesting local races on the November ballot. The race offers the voters a choice between a Republican, a Democrat, an incumbent Democrat running as an NPA and a Democrat running as an NPA. Over the last three days, campaign tactics […]
The State of Florida employment report for August shows that Leon County lost 701 jobs. This loss followed a gain of 308 jobs (revised) in July. Even with the August decline, the unemployment rate dropped from the 5.0% reported in July to 4.7% in August. This drop is due to a decrease in the Leon […]
To be eligible to run for the Tallahassee City Commission you must sign an oath that states, in part, that you are “a resident and qualified elector in the City of Tallahassee” The recent filing of local government activist and businessman Dr. Erwin Jackson with Florida’s Second Judicial Circuit Court challenges the City of Tallahassee […]
The Citizen’s for Responsible Spending, a group created by Barney Bishop to monitor local spending in the City of Tallahassee, has created a task force to propose a model of best practices to ensure a smooth and rapid, coordinated response to emergencies like those created by Hurricane Hermine. The task force will be chaired by […]
Dr. Erwin Jackson, a businessman and local government activist, has filed a complaint with the Second Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County seeking a judgement that the recent election of Scott Maddox to the City Commission is invalid. The complaint was filed today at 3:18 P.M. The filing claims Maddox is ineligible for the City […]