During the February 25th Leon County Board of County Commissioners meeting the Board approved a five-year contract with the Council on Culture and Arts (COCA). Moving forward, the five-year agreement will continue the “same operational and programmatic” FY2020 funding formula. COCA will continue to receive once-cent of TDT revenue as well as $150,000 in general […]
UPDATE At their February 26 meeting, the City Commissioners voted 4-1 to pass an amendment to the City’s contract with Marpan Recycling and a recycling rate increase. Commissioner Jeremy Matlow voted against the changes, noting that he is concerned about the financial impact of the rate increase and would rather present a plan to the […]
Pam Hightower, a longtime educator, filed the necessary paperwork last Friday with the Supervisor of Elections to run for Superintendent of Leon County Schools. Hightower filed as a Democrat. The Tallahassee Democrat was the first media outlet to report her candidacy. Current Superintendent Rocky Hanna filed earlier this year with a no party affiliation designation. […]
At the conclusion of the City of Tallahassee budget workshop last week, Mayor John Dailey took to Twitter to tout the performance of the local economy and the low cost of living and doing business in Tallahassee. As part of the budget workshop, which focused on the FY20 First Quarter Update, city staff provided a […]
On February 25th the Leon County Board of County Commissioners are set to vote on whether or not to approve joining the Florida Hate Crime Coalition (FHCC), formed by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) in 2016. This issue was brought to the Boards attention by the Tallahassee-Leon County Commission on the Status of Women and Girls. […]
Since Killearn Golf Properties, LLC (KGP) assumed operational control of the Killearn Country Club on February 1st, members of the club have responded positively to the call for financial support. KGP is headed by Jimmy Graganella and Ron Tolliver. According to KGP, the group is nearing its goal of raising $3.5 million dollars, which will […]
UPDATE The former Chairman of Tallahassee’s Independent Ethics Board, Richard Herring, told TR that the it was the Board that decided not to live broadcast the meeting which featured the interviews of the Ethics Officer candidates late last year. Herring told TR he could not remember why the Board made the decision. The Ethics Officer […]
UPDATED City officials have told TR that the decision to move the Ethics Board operations out of City Hall had the blessing of former incoming Ethics Officer Keith Powell. However, it appears the Ethics Board members were not informed about the decision. Dennis Sutton, the City Auditor, told TR that the decision was prompted by […]
By Tom Morgan, FSU News Florida State University marked the official opening of its state-of-the-art Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science Building and paid tribute to one of the university’s former presidents during a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday. “We would not be here today if Dr. Barron did not recognize the need for this facility and make […]
According to government documents, the City of Tallahassee has been reimbursed for $13.1 million in claims through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Public Assistance (PA) program related to Hurricanes Hermine & Irma. The City requested approximately $18.3 million related to the two storms. Also, the City has requested $28.8 million in relief related to […]