At the September 17th meeting, Leon County Commissioners voted to accept a status report on the Tallahassee-Leon County Bicentennial plan at their Sept. 16 meeting. The year-long Bicentennial celebration is planned for 2024 when Tallahassee and Leon County will both turn 200 years old. The status report noted that the Bicentennial is “an opportunity to […]
After receiving a Leon County staff report on Leon County’s Adult Civil Citation (ACC) program and recent marijuana reform efforts at its September 17th meeting, the Leon County Commission voted 4-3 to create a draft civil citation ordinance for marijuana possession. County Commissioners Bill Proctor, Nick Maddox, Kristin Dozier, and Rick Minor voted to direct […]
The Village Square is set to kick off their latest season of events on Tuesday, October 1st. The newest season, titled “The Year of Living Locally”, seeks to direct some of our attention away from the perplexities of Capitol Hill, and towards our neighbors. The upcoming season is all about local communities, and what we […]
After the completion of rate study, City of Tallahassee solid waste rates for residential and commercial users are set to increase. The rate changes recommended in the study will result in an increase to the standard monthly residential garbage charge of $1.54 per month, from $18.37 to $19.91. Typical commercial customers who require eight cubic-yard […]
At the September 11th Tallahassee City Commission, elected officials held the first of two statutorily required public hearings on the City’s FY 2020 budget. Commissioners voted to adopt the proposed millage rates, operating and capital budgets, for the City and Downtown Improvement Authority. The $161.4 million general fund budget – which is partially funded by […]
On Tuesday the Leon County Commission will consider moving forward with staff’s recommendation to amend the Fallschase Development Agreement. The amendment will remove a requirement to construct a national drug store in the Fallschase Village Center at the corner of Lagniappe Way and Mahan Drive (See site map below). The change is being requested by […]
Information provided by the Tallahassee Police Department (TPD) shows that there were 54 property incidents and 16 violent incidents for the week of September 5th – 11th. A regional breakdown of the incidents – based on TPD defined quadrants – shows that the Northwest quadrant of Tallahassee led the week with 26 property incidents and […]
The City Commission approved a one-year contract with lobbying firm GrayRobinson, P.A. at their Sept. 11 meeting. The contract for the current firm expires Oct. 31, 2019. The new contract with GrayRobinson, P.A. will be effective Nov. 1, 2019 through Oct. 31, 2020. The cost of the contract is $45,000 for one year. Funding will […]
The City Commission moved forward in its citywide fiber network study at its Sept. 11 meeting. The Commission accepted an update on the study from Christian Doolin, Director of Strategic Innovation, and planned a presentation for the Dec. 4 Commission meeting. The research team of Florida A&M University students will present information from the study. […]
At the September 11, 2019 Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials directed City Auditor to develop a process and methodology for an audit of contracts between the City and certain vendors based on the statement of facts resulting from the federal investigation. Former City Commissioner Scott Maddox recently plead guilty to federal charges that included […]