Tomorrow the Tallahassee City Commission will vote on accepting the staff recommendation to negotiate a “Construction Manager at Risk” contract with Ajax Construction to build the city approved public safety campus on the southside of town. The final cost of the project will be determined once the contract is negotiated and project design is substantially […]
Recently released emails show that Dustin Daniels, former Chief of Staff for Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, was involved with coordinating a Tampa political event for Gillum when he was employed by the city of Tallahassee. So much so, that Daniels actually took directions from Gillum confidante and city lobbyist Adam Corey. Also, the emails show […]
At the October 17th meeting, the City Commission voted 5-0 to adopt an ordinance regarding public safety on roads and medians, which specifically addresses solicitation. The current law states that an individual cannot approach vehicles in the street for certain reasons, including: soliciting or collecting donations or employment, and selling goods or services. Other types […]
At the September 26th meeting, the City Commission introduced a new ordinance regarding the closing hours for any licensed establishment selling and purchasing of alcoholic beverages. It is currently unlawful for any licensed establishment to remain open between 3:00 am and 6:00 am. In January 2016, the City Commission passed an ordinance to treat all […]
The Monday crime report released by the Tallahassee Police Department shows 18 incidents were logged for September 24, 2018. The reported incidents include nine auto thefts, nine auto burglaries and one residential burglary. The residential burglary took place on Tuscaloosa Trace in the southwest part of Tallahassee.
The Sunday crime report released by the Tallahassee Police Department shows 24 incidents were logged for September 23, 2018. The reported incidents include 12 auto burglaries with three each reported in the Hermitage (Vieux Carre, Constitution) and Piney-Z (Piney-Z Plantation, Piney Village, Plantation View) neighborhoods. There were also six residential burglaries reported. Sunday September 23, […]
In the after math of an incident in Killearn Acres where shots were fired and multiple cars were broken into Saturday morning, Tallahassee Reports reviewed the daily crime report filed by the Tallahassee Police Department. The crime reports show that the Tallahassee Police Department logged 31 auto burglaries in locations across town over a 72 […]
The current Florida Agriculture Commissioner, Adam Putnam, took a beating at the ballot box on August 28th in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Despite the loss, the state-wide media is still unloading on Putnam while ignoring the actions of one gubernatorial candidate still running for office. The report by the Tampa Bay Times on Putnam hiring […]
A review of FDLE crime date shows that during 2017 there was 9.0 murders in the city of Tallahassee for every 100,000 residents. Tallahassee finished the year with 17 murders. The graph below shows that this murder rate ranked third when compared to the 10 largest cities in Florida. Jacksonville (12.2) and Tampa (10.5) were […]
After interviewing three city manager candidates, City Commissioner Scott Maddox, who is the focus of a federal corruption investigation, made a motion to hire current interim city manager Reese Goad and the permanent city manager. City Commissioner Curtis Richardson seconded the motion. Mayor Andrew Gillum also supported Goad. The final vote was 4-1. The final […]