Commissioner Gillum’s “Tit for Tat” Rationale Overlooks Millions In Electric Rate Increases
The discussion over the $8 million electric utility surplus over the last few months has seen city commissioners and staff defending the…
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COT Consultant Supports 2010 Reserve Level, Questions Are Raised About $54 Million!
The debate about the COT electric utilities reserves is beginning to provide answers, though questions remain. Last Wednesday the COT brought in…
The City Has Responded; Questions Still Remain
Our recent report on the wealth of the City of Tallahassee electric utility published on January 19, 2011 generated a response from…
Comparison Indicates City of Tallahassee Electric Utility is Wealthiest of Group
The recent debate on the fate of the $8 million electric utility surplus for 2010 has morphed into a discussion about the…
Tracking the Local Economy: Our Area is Lagging National Trends
The second to last jobs report of 2010 indicates that unemployment continues to be a problem in Leon County and in Florida.…
Commissioners Had Little Notice of $8 Million Surplus
A public records request by Tallahassee Reports indicates that Tallahassee City Commissioners did not have much time to consider options with respect…
Elected Leaders Address $8 Million Electric Utility Surplus
Tallahassee Reports has reached out to a number of elected leaders over the last couple of days to get their reaction to…
COT Electric Utility Made $8 Million; City Commission Votes to Keep It.
On December 8, 2010, the City Commission was presented with the final numbers for the fiscal year 2010 city expenditures. Unreported to…
Most Cities Register Lobbyists, Tallahassee Does Not
An investigation by Tallahassee Reports has revealed that, unlike the City of Tallahassee, most major municipalities in the state of Florida require…
Fairgrounds Redevelopment Needs a Plan
There is no doubt that the south side of Tallahassee needs economic revitalization. I have agreed for a long time that it…
Thaell and Marks: The Tale of Two Incumbents
Now that the dust has settled and the local elections are in the rear view mirror, its time for some analysis of…
Tallahassee Leads in Smart Meter Spending
Tallahassee Reports investigated how much money each of the five largest cities in Florida with municipal owned electric utilities chose to invest…