At today’s City Commission retreat, the commissioners unanimously voted to rename the Southern Strategy Area (SSA) to the Southside Action Plan (SAP). They also appointed Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox as the lead commissioner for the SAP. Williams-Cox said the SSA’s goals were not achieved because it was not a priority. “It didn’t happen because it was […]
At today’s City Commission retreat, the commissioners unanimously approved considering requests for special events that include COVID-19 protocol plans. Plans will be reviewed by City staff and approved by the City Commission before the events can take place. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow expressed concern about resuming large events and said the City needs to “tread very […]
Data from the Leon County Sheriff’s Office Booking Report show that arrests during the first ten days of 2021 when compared to the same period in 2020 are down approximately 30%. The data shows that there were 190 arrests in 2021 and 277 in 2020. This is a trend that began last year. Arrest comparisons […]
At today’s City Commission retreat, Tallahassee Police Department Chief Lawrence Revell said that TPD is preparing to respond to possible violence this weekend and next week related to the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Earlier this week, after rioters stormed the United States Capitol in […]
At the January 12th meeting, the Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board will vote on approving infrastructure priorities as identified by the Downtown Redevelopment Commission (DRC). The CRA vote to fund the improvements will be taken up at the January 28th meeting. The proposed infrastructure projects are estimated to cost a total of $1.1 million. If […]
During the upcoming Leon County School Board meeting, the board is set to discuss two proposed agreements involving increased resources for Leon County students: a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Railey and Associates and a cooperative agreement with the Leon County Sheriff’s Office. The MOU between Leon County School and Railey and Associates, a local […]
Julie Meadows-Keefe, the former Ethics Officer for the City of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board has been arrested according to the Leon County Sheriff’s Office daily booking report. The booking report shows that Meadows-Keefe was arrested on January 11th and charged with “STALKING FOLLOW HARASS CYBERSTALK ANOTHER.” The charge is related to a romantic relationship she […]
TR’s weekly report (January 3 – January 10) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s January 3rd weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending January 3rd, shows increases in new cases and hospitalizations with the positivity rate trending down. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average […]
A Tallahassee Reports review of 2020 Leon County Sheriff Office booking reports show that arrests are down by approximately 30% when compared to arrests before the COVID pandemic became an issue in Leon County. Incarcerations, while less than arrests, tracked the arrest trend during this period. Before the COVID pandemic, data from 2019 and the […]
Leon County Sheriff Walt McNeil appeared on the The Morning Show with Preston Scott on Friday, January 9. He discussed several issues including the homelessness problem that appears to be growing in Leon County. On the current state of public safety in Leon County, McNeil stated that after a tumultuous 2020 there is a huge […]