Tallahassee Reports received an anonymous tip detailing “unfair practices” with the City’s procurement process. The tip addressed the relationship between the Manager of Procurement Services at the City of Tallahassee and a City vendor. Through independent research Tallahassee Reports has learned that Andre Libroth, the Manager of Procurement Services for the City of Tallahassee has […]
The issue surrounding the redevelopment plan proposed by the the owner of the Killearn Country Club has finally reached the desk of a judge. Claire Duchemin, who filed a lawsuit in circuit court claiming that Mr. Tuck must offer to sell the club to members before closing any part of the golf course, recently filed […]
A public records request by Tallahassee Reports has resulted in documents that indicates that a high level city official provided the City Commission with incorrect information about the bid process used to select the vendor to pave roads in the Capital city. At the November 12th, 2014 City Commission meeting, the City Commissioners were discussing […]
While number of people employed continues to increase in Leon county, a bit of sobering news was released by the U.S. Department of Commerce recently which showed per capita personal income in Leon County decreasing significantly from 2011 to 2013. The bottom line is Leon county residents, on average, made $38,345 in 2013, down from […]
Killearn Country Club owner, Barton Tuck, through his company Resort Club Properties, has secured a $1.8 million loan from a bank in Cairo, Georgia using the “Killearn Country Club and Inn” as collateral. The loan was recorded with Leon Clerk of the Court on October 31, 2014 and can be viewed here. Why is this […]
The process to determine what direction the owner of the Killearn Country Club will head given recent developments have taken another step forward. Barton Tuck, the current owner of the struggling Killearn Country Club, has sent a ballot to members asking them to allow him to close the North course and to give up their […]
In the race for the US Congressional District 2 Seat, incumbent Congressman Steve Southerland loss to challenger Gwen Graham in one of the closest races of this campaign cycle by 2,800 votes. Over 249, 000 votes were cast in the contest. With such a narrow loss, the second-guessing by Southerland supporters about what could have […]
One of the provisions of the ethics amendment, passed by two-thirds of City voters during the recent elections, limited campaign contributions to city candidates to $250 per person or business entity. Before the passage of the charter amendment, the limit was $1,000. The language in the charter amendment appears to put the effective date of […]
One of the most hotly contested contracts awarded by the City of Tallahassee is the the contract to pave the streets of the capital city. The current holder of the contract, Capital Asphalt, won the contract two years ago after Peavy and Sons Construction held the contract for a number of years. Now the contract […]
On November 5, 2014, the Quality of Life Target Issue Committee, which is chaired by Commissioner Nancy Miller and Commissioner Gil Ziffer, directed the consideration of the issue of whether the City of Tallahassee should file an amicus curiae, “friend of the court” brief, in the case of Mariama Monique Changamire Shaw v. Keiba Lynn […]