Weekly Crime Tracker: August 15th-21st

Weekly Crime Tracker: August 15th-21st

Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 11 violent incidents and 94 property incidents reported for the week of August 15th – 21st. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest section of Tallahassee led the week with 5 violent incidents […]

Washington Square Developer Reaches Agreement with City

Washington Square Developer Reaches Agreement with City

The City of Tallahassee and Fairmount Tallahassee, LLC – the developer of the downtown Washington Square project- have reached an agreement that will allow construction to continue. Work on the $150 million project came to a standstill in June after a disagreement with the City of Tallahassee regarding the use of the Eastside parking Garage, […]

Airport Traffic Up 8.6% in July

Airport Traffic Up 8.6% in July

The latest information from the Tallahassee International Airport shows that passenger traffic increased in July by 8.6% when compared to traffic one year ago. The number of passengers was up from 65,951 during last July to 71,608 this year. The Passenger Traffic Report shows passenger counts increased for the two major carriers. American was up […]

Mayor Dailey Calls for Audit of City Contracts Related to Federal Investigation

Mayor Dailey Calls for Audit of City Contracts Related to Federal Investigation

City of Tallahassee Mayor John Dailey has called for an audit of “city actions & contracts” related to the federal investigation. Dailey announced his intentions on his twitter account Friday afternoon. Dailey’s announcement comes two days after similar statements from City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow. Dailey stated that the issue will be placed on the next […]

Report: Tallahassee Residential Electric Rates Rank 10th in State

Report: Tallahassee Residential Electric Rates Rank 10th in State

The Florida Municipal Electric Association’s (FMEA) bill comparison for June 2019 shows that the City of Tallahassee rates for 1,000 kWh ranks 10th lowest out of the 38 utilities included in the comparison. See chart at end of report. Tallahassee’s rate of $109.07 was below the municipal owned utility average of $113.02 and the investor […]

Ethics Board Member Gwen Graham Urges City Commission to “Do Their Job”

Ethics Board Member Gwen Graham Urges City Commission to “Do Their Job”

The City’s Independent Ethics Board was told today, that absent a special workshop scheduled by the Tallahassee City Commission, it is likely their work on a new ethics ordinance will not be addressed by elected officials until next year. When asked when elected officials would address the proposed ordinance, Julie Meadows-Keefe, the Board’s Ethics Officer, […]

City Ethics Officer Announces Resignation Date

City Ethics Officer Announces Resignation Date

Julie Meadows-Keefe announced today at the Ethics Board’s monthly meeting that she will resign her Ethics Officer position with the City’s Independent Ethics Board in February, 2020. Ms. Meadows-Keefe was originally hired by the City of Tallahassee and then retained, in a controversial move, by the newly created Ethics Board. In her remarks, Meadows-Keefe said […]

City Funds FY2020 Sidewalk Projects

At the most recent budget workshop, the City Commission voted to move forward with funds for sidewalk projects. The funds for FY2020 include $1 million in maintenance and $1.6 million in a “New Sidewalk Program.” To ensure that resources are allocated effectively and efficiently, a sidewalk prioritization method was created and approved by the Commission […]

City Staff Ranks Ten Potential Police Headquarters Sites

City Staff Ranks Ten Potential Police Headquarters Sites

At their next meeting, on July 10th, Tallahassee City Commissioners will be asked to approve the staff’s preliminary scores of ten potential sites for the new Police Department Headquarters. The number one ranked location is the Northwood Mall property. The City received a total of 68 unique site proposals from citizens, realtors and property owners. […]

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