Budget Hawks, one of the groups working to overturn the 13% property tax increase adopted by the CIty of Tallahassee last year, issued a press release urging city commissioners to grant a request from the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce to eliminate the city business tax. Commercial real estate developer and founding Budget Hawk Russell Price […]
At Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, Commissioner Nancy Miller, who previously voted with Commissioner Curtis Richardson and Mayor Andrew Gillum to extend bar hours from 2 a.m. to 4 a.m., made a motion asking the Commission to reconsider that vote. The motion to reconsider the vote passed 4-1. Commissioner Curtis Richardson was the lone vote against […]
In a convoluted decision that is sure to keep the controversy surrounding the pension payments of former City Commissioner Debbie Lightsey alive, the City’s Independent Ethics Board dismissed a complaint filed by local businessman Erwin Jackson, but called for further investigation. The Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, recommended the compliant be dismissed “without investigation because it […]
On Monday night, the City of Tallahassee officially presented the FY2017 budget during a workshop at Walker-Ford Community Center. At the same time, ten miles away, three citizen driven budget groups held a meeting of their own in City Commission Chambers and presented the “Citizens’ Budget.” TR spent time at both meetings. Citizens’ Workshop in […]
By Karen Murphy Tallahassee City Commission Seat 1 candidate Dr. Bruce Strouble Jr. recently addressed one of the hottest local issues of the political season, violent crime, saying it should be treated as a “public health issue.” He called for revitalization of poverty-stricken neighborhoods as a tactic for reducing crime in this city which holds […]
TR has confirmed that citizens’ groups will hold a budget workshop at City Hall in the City Commission Chambers on Monday, June 20th, from 6 p.m. -10 p.m. The City Commission Chambers is available because the City Commission decided to roll out the FY2017 budget at the Walker-Ford Community Center located on the southside. A […]
UPDATED Tallahassee Reports has been informed by Randall Mills, a representative of the Old School, that the party scheduled for tonight has been cancelled. Old School released a statement which reads: “There are no events tonight at Old School. A third party promoter violated our terms and conditions and we were forced to cancel the […]
Leon County Sheriff candidate Walt McNeil has released a hard hitting TV advertisement which is sure to generate controversy on a number of fronts. The ad is entitled “Number One.” In the press release accompanying a link to the video, shown below, McNeil references the latest crime statistics and states, “This cannot become our new […]
Sheriff candidate Walt McNeil held a press conference today to comment on the newly released crime data by FDLE showing Leon County leading the state in crime-rate for the second consecutive year. McNeil said “I do not see the outrage, the efforts, or a plan to address the issue. No one seems concerned.” He criticized […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that Tallahassee’s City Manager, Rick Fernandez, has requested a permit to complete approximately $23,000 in renovations to his fourth floor office located in City Hall. This finding comes amid criticism from a number of groups about the City’s budget process and spending priorities. The permit, #TBB161064, describes the project as “CITY […]