In a letter sent to Killearn Country Club members by club owner Barton Tuck, Mr. Tuck asks the membership to “put the ‘we won’ attitude away and go back and help rekindle friends with all our neighbors.” The letter comes after a bruising fight over a redevelopment proposal that was recently passed by the city […]
Since 2013 the single-family median sale price in the Tallahassee MSA has increased by 10%, from $170,000 to 187,000 in 2016. The Tallahassee MSA includes Leon, Jefferson, Wakulla, and Gadsden. This increase is significantly lower than the 30.5% increase reported for the state of Florida during the same time period. In 2013, the single-family median […]
Freedom 93.3 FM in Tallahassee has announced major changes to their daily lineup. Recently the station added Larry Elder in the 6-9 pm time slot. And now the station has announced that The Laura Ingraham Show will follow the station’s morning show, “The Voice of Freedom Today, featuring Junior and Bobby Mac,” each day at […]
Since June of last year, the number of passengers moving through the Tallahassee International Airport has been on the increase. The latest information for March 2017 shows another increase in air travelers. The numbers show passenger traffic increased in March when compared to March traffic in 2016. The numbers for March 2017 show a 8.6% increase […]
TALLAHASSEE — Customers of City of Tallahassee Utilities can soon use solar power without dealing with the complications and high costs of installing rooftop solar panels on their individual buildings, if a proposed plan is adopted by city commissioners. There will be an open enrollment period for customers wanting to subscribe to the proposed city […]
After a contentious two years, the City Commission went against the Planning Commission recommendation and voted 5-0 to approve a rezoning application that will facilitate a proposed redevelopment on a portion of the “North Nine” holes of the Killearn Country Club. The end product was very different than the original proposal pushed by Barton Tuck, […]
The State of Florida employment report for February shows that Leon County added 2,951 jobs over the number jobs of reported last month. This month’s gain follows three months of job losses. These job trends are consistent with seasonal variations. In February 2016, Leon county added 2,640 jobs. The unemployment rate decreased from 5.1% in […]
Through a press release the Killearn Homes Association (KHA) has announced it has approved a settlement agreement with Killearn Country Club (KCC). KHA states “the agreement results in preserving Killearn Estates as a golf course community” and “prevents the remaining 18 holes of KCC from being redeveloped into residential lots for a minimum of fifty […]
The latest information for single-family new construction permits shows that the number of permits and the annual dollar value of permits was down in February 2017 when compared to one year a ago. The table below shows the number of permits fell 22% and the value permits declined 29% in February 2017. The annualized information […]
Population estimates released by the US Census Bureau shows that from 2010-2016 Leon county’s population growth ranked 32nd when compared to Florida’s 33 largest Florida counties. Large counties were defined as having populations over 100,000. Leon county’s population growth came in at 4.5% over the six year period, for an average annual growth rate of […]