During their Jan. 26 meeting, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved the Leon County Emergency Rental Assistance Program. The Board accepted approximately $8.9 million in federal funding to establish the program intended “to assist low-income households that are unable to pay rent and utilities” due to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the agenda […]
At the Jan. 26 meeting, the Board of County Commissioners of Leon County voted to move forward with the purchase of the Supervisor of Elections Voting Operation Center Property. The VOC, located on Capital Circle and Apalachee Parkway, was appraised at $3.325 million. The proposal includes $5.4 million in financing for repairs and purchase of […]
By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — A proposal that could pump more than $600 million a year in tax dollars into coronavirus-damaged state and local coffers got off to a quick start Monday in the Florida Senate. But backers of the proposal (SB 50), which drew unanimous support from the Senate […]
At the January 26th Leon County Commission meeting, Commissioners voted unanimously to support the relocation of the proposed Northeast Park. The park was originally slated to be built on the existing County-owned land at the intersection of Thomasville and Proctor Roads. However, issues related to prescribe burning in the area has raised concerns about the […]
TR’s weekly report (January 17 – January 24) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s January 17th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending January 24th, shows increases in new cases, hospitalizations, and the positivity rate. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of […]
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on air travel. The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows passenger traffic decreased 58.5% in December when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was down from 78,462 during December 2019 to 32,524 this year. Last month passenger traffic was […]
The Leon County Vaccine Summary published by the Florida Department of Health is provided below. Notable: Approximately 72% of vaccines have been given to people over 65 years of age. Over the last two weeks, vaccine distribution has averaged 1,025 per day. Approximately 43% (17,651) of the over 65 Leon County population (41,000) have received […]
The latest employment information shows that Leon County lost 504 jobs in December. One year ago Leon County lost 1,163 jobs. The unemployment rate in December decreased to 5.2% from 5.3% in November. One year ago the December unemployment rate was 2.5%. The number of people working in December, 2020 is less when compared to […]
City Walk Urban Mission is a local organization that has formed a temporary shelter at 1709 Mahan Drive in response to Tallahassee’s four emergency shelters having to decrease their capacity because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, area residents have voiced concern over the safety of the shelter. The City of Tallahassee and The Big Bend […]
The agenda for the upcoming Board of County Commissioners Fiscal Year 2020 and 2021 retreat has been released. The retreat is slated for Monday, Jan. 25. According to the agenda, some of the top priorities for the retreat are a community impact report on the Leon CARES expenditure plan as well as a discussion on […]