During the May 25th School Board meeting the Board approved an agreement between The Leon County School Board and the Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce and a payment of $50,000. The agreement relates to the World Class Schools of Leon County, Inc., a program of the Chamber. World Class Schools (WCS) is a 501(c)(3) program […]
The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors (IA Board) is scheduled to vote on the Tallahassee Community College (TCC) $1 million request for funds to upgrade athletic facilities at the May 27th meeting. On May 17, 2021 TCC requested consideration from the Blueprint of a $1 million proposal to enhance multiple athletic facilities. TCC believes […]
At the May 25th Leon County School Board meeting, officials addressed the following construction items. The School Board approved a 30-day extension to Good News Outreach for the removal of portable #99-301 from the former location of Pace Secondary School. If the City approves the permits to demolish the current building, then the portable will […]
Listed below are notes from the May 25th Leon County School Board meeting. Dr. Alan Cox, stated the employee vaccination’s are up significantly and range around 60-70%. This increase comes after a campaign by the Board and administrators to encourage faculty to have the COVID-19 vaccine. Board member Alva Striplin encouraged the Board to update […]
The agenda for the May 27th meeting of the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors was updated Monday night to include details about the fulfillment center development labeled Project Mango. The agenda item requests approval of a competitive incentive package to support the expansion of a logistics & fulfillment company, Project Mango. Specifically, the agenda […]
Tomorrow the Leon County Commission will consider a $57 million spending plan related to funding from the American Rescue Plan (ARP). According to Leon County staff, the ARP builds upon the COVID-19 economic relief legislation enacted by Congress over the past year in providing direct financial support to address the continuing impacts of the COVID-19 […]
At the May 13th meeting, the Tallahassee Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) Board unanimously approved the construction of single-family speculative homes through the City of Tallahassee’s New Home Infill Program. The CRA Board consists of the Mayor of Tallahassee and the four Tallahassee City Commissioners. At the direction of the CRA Board, the New Home Infill […]
TR’s weekly report (May 17 – May 23) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s May 16th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending May 23rd, shows decreases in cases and hospitalizations while the positivity rate increased. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day average (yellow-line) […]
Chiles High School recently appointed new head coaches for both the boys and girls varsity basketball teams. Larry Auguste was named the boys coach and Troy Hartmann was named the girls coach. The coaching positions became open after the previous coaches were removed by the Chiles administration. Rick Davis was removed in February 2021 from […]
At the City of Tallahassee budget workshop on May 19th, elected officials received an update on major construction projects. These projects included the Tallahassee police headquarters, the Northeast Senior Center, and the Lake Bradford fire station. Tallahassee Police Headquarters On January 29, 2020, after a two-year public outreach effort, the City Commission selected the former […]