At Wednesday’s meeting, the City Commissioners approved granting permits for Springtime Tallahassee subject to its plans for COVID mitigation. During the City Commission Retreat held in January, the commissioners directed staff to reinstate COVID-19 mitigation plans for spring special events in the area. These events, which would be co-sponsored by the City, must have approval […]
At Wednesday’s City Commission meeting, the commissioners voted unanimously to adopt Ordinance 21-O-04AA. The ordinance, which amends the Tallahassee Land Development Code (TLDC), will change the definition of “Dwelling Unit” to include obsolete hotels and motels converted into residential units. The new ordinance states, “When applied to the conversion of a previously existing hotel or […]
The Tallahassee City Commission met Wednesday and voted 3-2 to authorize the acceptance and expense of proceeds from the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2020 Patrick Leahy Bulletproof Vest Partnership, as well as the authorization to accept equipment and supplies that were donated to the Tallahassee Police Department. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow and Commissioner Jack Porter dissented. […]
The City Commission met Wednesday and voted to resume disconnecting utilities when payments are not made. The City will provide a 60-day notice before disconnecting. City staff will also work with utility customers to apply for U.S. Treasury utility and rent assistance funds and establish payment agreements with utility customers on a case-by-case basis. When […]
Three months ago, the Tallahassee Police Department arrested a man linked to a fatal hit-and-run that killed a Florida State University student. Now, TPD is aiming to increase safety for pedestrians and bicyclists through education. “Leon County is one of the top 25 counties in the state for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal […]
TR’s weekly report (February 15 – February 21) on Leon County COVID cases, hospitalizations, and testing positivity rates is detailed below. TR’s February 14th weekly report can be reviewed here. The weekly COVID report, ending February 21st, shows decreases in new cases, hospitalizations, and a positivity rate remaining below 5%. The Numbers The Leon County 7-day […]
The Big Bend Chapter of the Florida PBA and the City of Tallahassee recently declared an impasse over contract negotiations. If an agreement is not reached, the two parties will go in front of arbitrator in the near future. In attempt to understand the stalemate, TR researched the negotiating process and sought answers to three […]
Data reported by Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration show that the current number of COVID patients in Leon County hospitals have decreased from 158 on January 25th to 12 on February 19th. Five days ago, on February 15th, there were 80 COVID hospitalizations in Leon County. The level of hospitalizations reported over the last two […]
At the February 18th Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) meeting, elected officials voted to accept a staff recommendation to fully fund the Northeast Park through a planned bond issuance of $10 million within the FY 2022 – 2026 Capital Improvement Plan. An additional funding scenario, using only sales tax revenues, was also detailed for IA Board […]
A skate park is one of the many new projects coming to the Capital Cascades Trail. The Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency Board of Directors (IA Board) approved the design plan for a skateable art project at its meeting on Thursday. The Capital Cascades Trail is a multi-use paved trail that totals over four miles across downtown […]