TALLAHASSEE – Within the next couple of months, a medical marijuana dispensary will open in Killearn. Construction is ongoing at 1639 Village Square Blvd. on Surterra Wellness Center, a one thousand square foot facility which will employ 15 people. Surterra will be the second dispensary in Tallahassee. Trulieve became Florida’s first medical marijuana dispensary when […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a reporter from WTXL TV contacted the City of Tallahassee in March of 2012 after receiving a tip about the diesel fuel spill at the Hopkins Generating Station. An email obtained by TR shows that the reporter was provided erroneous information by the City of Tallahassee with regards to ground […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the City of Tallahassee has provided a formal response to a citizen inquiry about the diesel fuel spill at the Hopkins Generating Station. However, the response is in conflict with reports published by a city vendor hired to provide an assessment and a clean-up protocol. On April 12, 2017, Rob […]
With every passing day new information is revealed about the major fuel spill that occurred at the City’s Hopkins Generating Station in 2012. TR was the first to report the spill here and the beginning of what appears a concerted effort by management to conceal the spill from city commissioners and the citizens of Tallahassee. Now […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a City of Tallahassee employee knew about the major fuel spill at the Hopkins Generating Station, but failed to alert City Commissioners about the spill during a public meeting while discussing contracts for companies to cleanup potential “spills of hazardous materials.” The discussion took place on February 8, 2012 during […]
Through the review of public records after receiving an anonymous tip, Tallahassee Reports has learned that there was a major diesel fuel spill from an above ground storage tank at the Hopkins Generating power plant that, until now, has not been publicly reported. The spill, which happened in 2012, resulted in thousands of gallons of […]
TALLAHASSEE — Customers of City of Tallahassee Utilities can soon use solar power without dealing with the complications and high costs of installing rooftop solar panels on their individual buildings, if a proposed plan is adopted by city commissioners. There will be an open enrollment period for customers wanting to subscribe to the proposed city […]
The shouts of “save our neighborhood” by residents that feel commercial development is encroaching on their way of life continue to be heard through out Tallahassee. The latest concerns being voiced come from neighborhoods on the southeast corner of Thomasville Road and Kerry Forest Parkway in Northeast Tallahassee. An eight acre mostly wooded parcel which has […]
After a contentious two years, the City Commission went against the Planning Commission recommendation and voted 5-0 to approve a rezoning application that will facilitate a proposed redevelopment on a portion of the “North Nine” holes of the Killearn Country Club. The end product was very different than the original proposal pushed by Barton Tuck, […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that a presentation to City Commissioners at a Wednesday workshop will report that the “City is currently under funding its street maintenance needs.” Also, the report will inform the elected officials that it is anticipated that over 15,000 trip hazards exist on city maintained sidewalks. The sidewalk hazards are important because […]