Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on March 10, 2026. The Board approved 16 Consent Items unanimously (7-0). This included 6 items that were pulled for further discussion. Consent Items Item 1: Minutes: January 27, 2026. Item 2: Payment of Bills and Vouchers. Item 3: Acceptance of a Florida […]
On March 10, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners voted 7-0, after a public hearing, to adopt an ordinance that would create a new property tax exemption aimed at encouraging the construction of affordable rental housing. The proposed measure establishes a local option ad valorem tax exemption for rental developments with at least 50 […]
During the March 10th Leon County Commission meeting, commissioners voted 6-1 to ask voters if they support exploring the consolidation of Leon County and the City of Tallahassee governments. A nonbinding, countywide advisory referendum will be on the Nov. 3, 2026, General Election ballot to gauge public sentiment on potential consolidation. The so-called “straw ballot” […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on February 10, 2025. The Board approved 14 Consent Items unanimously (7-0). This included 6 status reports. Status Reports Item 9: 2025 Annual Real Estate Portfolio ReportItem 10: Status Report on the Co-Location of Outside Service Agencies at Florida Department of Health in […]
The Leon County Division of Real Estate Management (Division of Real Estate), created in 2012, recently released an annual update on County real estate related activities. As of December 31, 2025, the County Real Estate Portfolio consisted of 529 parcels totaling 5,748 acres, and 96 buildings with 2,252,539 square feet. These buildings have various uses. […]
On Tuesday, January 27th, the Leon County Commission, after much discussion, voted 6-1 to accept a $500,000 grant that reimburses LCSO for expenses it has and will incur for cooperating with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Commissioner David O’Keefe voted no. Due to the controversy related to local officials helping with the enforcement of immigration […]
On Monday, January 26th, 46-year-old John Fredrick Black was arrested in Texas and booked into the Harris County Jail on a warrant issued by the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. The warrant stems from an undercover investigation into online child exploitation in Tallahassee. Earlier this month, detectives with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Human Exploitation and […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on December 9, 2025. The Board approved 15 Consent Items unanimously (7-0). General Business Item 16: County Commission voted 7-0 to approve the Resolution authorizing the Housing Finance Authority of Leon County to issue $15,000,000 in Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds for the Leon […]
Leon County is facing a housing shortage. By the year 2050, officials say the county will need an additional 23,000 housing units. To find space for that growth, the county and city are looking at changes to the Comprehensive Plan—essentially a blueprint for local development. Some of those changes include expanding the Urban Services Area […]
As part of a Leon County Commission status update on consolidation, the county staff provided information on the public attitudes and prior efforts in Leon County. Provided below is an edited portion of the presentation. According to Linda S. Johnson’s Tallahassee–Leon County chapter of Case Studies of City-County Consolidation: Reshaping the Local Government Landscape (the […]