The City of Tallahassee after receiving public input, applying the minimum required criteria and speaking with property owners, has narrowed the list of potential locations for a new Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) headquarters to five properties. Those five properties are: Lake Bradford Road Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1815 Lake Bradford Road (City-owned) Current Tallahassee Police Department, […]
The City of Tallahassee has scheduled a workshop to discuss the ethics ordinance proposed by the Independent Ethics Board. The workshop is scheduled for October 28, 2019, 9:00 a.m. at City Hall. The proposed ordinance was finalized by the Ethics Board back in April, 2019. At times, supporters of the ordinance, including members of the […]
At the September 17th meeting, Leon County Commissioners voted to accept a status report on the Tallahassee-Leon County Bicentennial plan at their Sept. 16 meeting. The year-long Bicentennial celebration is planned for 2024 when Tallahassee and Leon County will both turn 200 years old. The status report noted that the Bicentennial is “an opportunity to […]
After receiving a Leon County staff report on Leon County’s Adult Civil Citation (ACC) program and recent marijuana reform efforts at its September 17th meeting, the Leon County Commission voted 4-3 to create a draft civil citation ordinance for marijuana possession. County Commissioners Bill Proctor, Nick Maddox, Kristin Dozier, and Rick Minor voted to direct […]
The Village Square is set to kick off their latest season of events on Tuesday, October 1st. The newest season, titled “The Year of Living Locally”, seeks to direct some of our attention away from the perplexities of Capitol Hill, and towards our neighbors. The upcoming season is all about local communities, and what we […]
By Dara Kam, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — After three hours of testimony from experts on Monday, the Republican head of a Florida Senate panel looking into mass violence and white nationalism suggested that increased background checks on gun sales might be the answer. “Probably the thing that makes the most sense, if […]
By The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Supreme Court justices are the highest-paid statewide officials, with their salaries substantially higher than the amounts paid to the governor, state Cabinet members and legislators. Here are the 2019-2020 salaries for a variety of state officials and judges: — Supreme Court justices: $220,600 — District Courts […]
After the completion of rate study, City of Tallahassee solid waste rates for residential and commercial users are set to increase. The rate changes recommended in the study will result in an increase to the standard monthly residential garbage charge of $1.54 per month, from $18.37 to $19.91. Typical commercial customers who require eight cubic-yard […]
At the September 11th Tallahassee City Commission, elected officials held the first of two statutorily required public hearings on the City’s FY 2020 budget. Commissioners voted to adopt the proposed millage rates, operating and capital budgets, for the City and Downtown Improvement Authority. The $161.4 million general fund budget – which is partially funded by […]
The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in August by 5.96% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 66,988 during last August to 70,932 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for the two major carriers. American was up […]