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 […]
TALLAHASSEE – In an area which has seen a lot of growth and change in the last few years, a new apartment community, Arbor Crossing at Buck Lake, is taking shape. Thirteen acres on Buck Lake Road, next to the Cosco, just off Mahan Drive has been cleared and construction has begun on a 208-unit […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that J.T Burnette, a successful Tallahassee businessman, has signed an agreement to purchase the 35 acres of the “North Nine” golf course that is at the center of a redevelopment debate. The sale is contingent on a number of parameters, which includes a rezoning of the property to allow for residential […]
Sales of existing single-family homes increased in February by 15.7% when compared to numbers sold in February one year ago. There were 192 single-family home resales in February 2017 and 166 resales in February 2016. The latest numbers show that annualized rate of sales was 3,081 in February. That is 7.9% above the annual rate […]
The State of Florida employment report for January shows that Leon County loss 425 jobs. This month’s loss follows job losses in November and December. This downward trend is consistent with seasonal variations. The unemployment rate increased from from 4.3% in December to 5.1% in January. This increase was due in part to an increase […]