At today’s City Commission meeting, the Commissioners authorized the City to reimburse Mayor John Dailey for attorney’s fees related to an ethics complaint. Dailey prevailed against an ethics complaint filed against him in June 2020 and is now requesting to be reimbursed for $5,092.10 in legal costs. The ethics complaint was filed by K. Lennorris […]
The County Commissioners received a status report on the County’s sidewalk program at their meeting today. The Commissioners receive the report annually to review sidewalk program activities and consider adding new sidewalk segments. Leon County funds sidewalk constructions with half of the County’s share of the five-cent gas tax and the Blueprint 2020 sales tax. […]
During their meeting today, the Leon County Board of County Commissioners approved updates on guidelines for policy debates that take place through social media websites. This comes after other counties across the state have set up specific frameworks for abiding by the Sunshine and Public Records Laws on social media platforms. In order to update […]
At their meeting today, the County Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the Housing Finance Authority to issue millions of dollars in bonds to finance phases of the Orange Avenue Apartments redevelopment project. The project developers, Columbia Residential and the Tallahassee Housing Authority, requested two bonds totaling $30.5 million to finance the Magnolia Family II and […]
At today’s Leon County Commission meeting, the commissioners received a status report on crime around adult entertainment stores. The report, which found no certain causal connection between the stores and the increase in crime, was intended to help the commissioners weigh whether or not they should enact regulations for adult entertainment stores in Leon County. […]
The Board of County Commissioners met today and voted to reapprove the plat for the Bradfordville Road Commercial Subdivision. The Bradfordville Road Commercial Subdivision plat was initially approved by the Board in September 2020, but it was not recorded in the public record within 60 days because of delays in obtaining necessary signatures. The applicant, […]
TR’s weekly report (November 29 – December 6) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s November 29th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly report, ending December 6th, shows an increase in cases, hospitalizations and the positivity rate. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) of reported […]
At first glance the local zoning requirements seem clear, no bar can be located within 500 feet of churches or schools. However, developers who plan to refurbish 155 W. College Avenue and open a bar – which is less than 500 feet from First Baptist Church – is asking the City of Tallahassee to allow […]
At today’s Leon County Board of County Commissioners meeting, the commissioners received a status report on the use of County parks and locally-sponsored community and athletic events amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The report included conditions in Leon County and ways to mitigate the further spread of the virus while making use of public resources. Due […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows there were 63 incidents reported during the week of November 23 – 29, 2020. The data indicates there were 39 property incidents and 24 violent incidents. The week before, there were 49 property and 26 violent incidents. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on […]