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 […]
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 […]
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) […]
Chiles High School recently appointed new head coaches for both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. Larry Auguste was named the boys coach and Troy Hartmann was named the girls coach. The coaching positions became open after the previous coaches were removed by the Chiles administration. Rick Davis was removed in February 2021 from […]
What started as a proposal to provide a 6% cost of living adjustment for all city employees ended with a unanimously approved motion directing City Manager Reese Goad to bring back a 2021-22 budget that will raise the minimum level of city pay to $15 per hour. The discussion began with a request by City […]
At the City of Tallahassee budget workshop on May 19th, elected officials received an update on major construction projects. These projects included the Tallahassee police headquarters, the Northeast Senior Center, and the Lake Bradford fire station. Tallahassee Police Headquarters On January 29, 2020, after a two-year public outreach effort, the City Commission selected the former […]
At the City of Tallahassee budget workshop, elected officials discussed a distribution plan for federal monies allocated through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) Act. The $1.9 trillion package, which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, directs aid to individuals and state, local and tribal governments to speed up the United States’ recovery from […]
TR’s weekly report (May 10 – May 16) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s May 9th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending May 16th, shows decreases in cases and the positivity rate while hospitalizations remained relatively flat. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day […]
Citing “multiple people familiar with the situation,” POLITICO reported that Joel Greenberg, a close associate of Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL-01), will plead guilty in an Orlando federal court Monday to charges related to the sex trafficking of a 17-year-old girl, in exchange for a lenient sentence. Greenberg, a friend of Gaetz whom the congressman described […]
At the May 12 City Commission, elected officials voted to schedule a public hearing on June 16 to take up the “Neighborhood Compatibility Ordinance.” The ordinance proposes 34 new Zoning Code development standards designed to make new development more compatible with adjoining residential neighborhoods. The 34 proposed development standards address 6 issue areas, including design standards […]