Leon School Board to Consider Settlement Agreement with Woody Hildebrandt

Leon School Board to Consider Settlement Agreement with Woody Hildebrandt

Tonight the Leon County School Board is scheduled to vote on a settlement agreement between the Leon County School Board and former employee Woody Hildebrandt. The agreement can be viewed here. A review of the agreement shows that the Leon County School Board will pay Woody Hildebrandt $55,000 in accrued sick leave, will not provide […]

Report Shows Leon Population Growth Ranks Near Bottom of Florida’s Large Counties

Report Shows Leon Population Growth Ranks Near Bottom of Florida’s Large Counties

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 […]

BREAKING NEWS: Sheriff McNeil Appoints Beasley to Lead Gillum Investigation

BREAKING NEWS: Sheriff McNeil Appoints Beasley to Lead Gillum Investigation

TALLAHASSEE — Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil has assigned Criminal Investigations Bureau (CIB) Chief Investigator Jeffery Beasley to lead the investigation of Mayor Andrew Gillum’s alleged misappropriation of City of Tallahassee property for personal use. McNeil brushed off suggestions longstanding ties with Gillum — through McNeil’s previous position as Tallahassee Police Department Chief of Police […]

February Existing Home Sales Increase

February Existing Home Sales Increase

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 City’s Ethics Board Seeks More Authority

The City’s Ethics Board Seeks More Authority

The City’s Ethics Board, which was created by a citizen’s referendum in 2014, is asking the City Commission to consider changes to current policies and the ethics code that “will enhance Board functions and continue building an even stronger ethical environment in City government.” In a letter to the City Commission, which also serves as […]

Candidate Gillum Speaks Against Energy Policies that Benefit the City of Tallahassee

Candidate Gillum Speaks Against Energy Policies that Benefit the City of Tallahassee

This past Saturday gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum told members of the Democratic Progressive Caucus of Florida in Tampa that he was against the Sabal Trail Transmission natural gas pipeline and fracking. In written remarks provided to Tampa Bay Times, Gillum said  “I oppose the Sabal Trail Pipeline on principle and next week I will vote to […]