Recent records from Florida’s Division of Elections show that Andrew Gillum’s Political Action Committee (PAC), Forward Florida, continues to pay Tallahassee attorney and political consultant Sean Pittman. The report, shown below, indicates that the PAC paid Pittman Law Group $5,000 in September, 2019. For the year-to-date, Pittman Law Group has received $70,000 from the PAC […]
Leon County’s new water resource website debuted at the October 15th Board of County Commissioners meeting. During the meeting, officials demonstrated some of the information available on the website ahead of its launch. Through the website, “Your Source on Our Most Vital Resource,” users can access information like water quality reports and water laws and […]
The opening of a Hustler Hollywood in Tallahassee has generated some controversy, in part, due to a location that is less than a mile from Sealy Elementary School. However, the City of Tallahassee says the store, which is located at the corner of North Monroe and Lakeshore Drive, meets all zoning regulations. Hustler Hollywood is […]
Former U.S. Attorney Pamela Marsh will become president of the First Amendment Foundation on Dec. 1, the open-government advocacy group announced Friday. Marsh, who served as U.S. attorney from 2010 to 2015 in the Northern District of Florida, will replace longtime foundation President Barbara Petersen. Marsh is an attorney at the Tallahassee firm Ausley McMullen. […]
The City Commission voted to narrow the list of potential sites for the new Tallahassee Police Department headquarters to two locations. The two locations are the Lake Bradford Road Wastewater Treatment Plant, 1815 Lake Bradford Road and the Northwood Centre, 1904 N. Monroe Street/514 W. Tharpe Street. Both properties are City-owned, which will avoid any […]
The City Commissioners reviewed a proposed audit of City contracts at their Oct. 16 meeting. The audit relates to former City Commissioner Scott Maddox’s recent guilty plea in Federal court, which revealed honest services fraud and other crimes committed throughout his term on the city commission. At their last meeting, the Commissioners directed City Auditor […]
Tallahassee City Commissioners heard a status report on marijuana reform efforts at their Oct. 16 meeting. Staff was directed to prepare the report at their Sept. 11 meeting to further discuss the issue. In the end City Commissioners opted not to move forward with an city ordinance addressing the issue. Recreational marijuana is currently illegal […]
It seems clear that the Independent Ethics Board has no intention of removing the Ethics Officer, Julie Meadows-Keefe, before her declared resignation date of February, 2020. Amid calls for her removal by business leaders and the Citizens for Ethics Reform, there was some thought that the Ethics Board would address the issue at their monthly […]
At the October 15th meeting, the Leon County Commission voted to establish a short list of four candidates to interview for the soon to be vacant County Attorney position. The vote came after a long discussion about changing the process so that more people could apply for the position. However, consensus could not be reached […]
The Leon County Commission voted to move forward with a revised building fee methodology and a building permit fee study. More specifically, the Commission voted to implement a flat fee methodology for the issuance of residential building permit fees to further expedite the plan review process and simplify how fees are calculated and to proceed […]