Tallahassee Reports has learned that a presentation to City Commissioners at a Wednesday workshop will report that the “City is currently under funding its street maintenance needs.” Also, the report will inform the elected officials that it is anticipated that over 15,000 trip hazards exist on city maintained sidewalks. The sidewalk hazards are important because […]
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 […]
A City of Tallahassee audit of the the Big Bend Community Development Corporation (BBCDC) has found that as of September 2016 the organization had failed to make any payments on city of Tallahassee loans totaling $1,275,000. Some of the loans were first originated in 2002. Also, the audit documented instances of mismanagement and nepotism. The […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 the number of people with a criminal background hired by the City of Tallahassee has increased during the year after the “Ban the Box” initiative was passed by the Tallahassee City Commission. “Ban the Box” is the slogan used by a nationwide movement that identified job and housing discrimination as […]
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 […]