A review of a recent story published in the Tallahassee Democrat, “The Diesel Disaster that Wasn’t”, reveals there were significant financial arrangements between the City of Tallahassee and people interviewed by Tallahassee Democrat reporter Jeff Burlew. The specifics of these arrangements were not disclosed. These arrangements are important to the context of the reporting because […]
Marshall Mott-Smith, who worked with the Florida Department of Environmental (FDEP) regulation for 27 years, believes the fuel leak at the Hopkins Generating Station could have been avoided. When he left FDEP in 2008, Mr. Mott-Smith was the Administrator of the Storage Tank Regulation Section. He worked with nearly 50 DEP District Tanks Program staff […]
The 2017 U.S. News Best High School rankings have been released. USNews stated the rankings include data on more than 22,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Listed below is a chart with information on six high schools in Leon county. The ranking methodology used by USNews is listed below […]
The State of Florida employment report shows that Leon County added 1,637 jobs in March 2017. On year ago Leon County added 297 jobs. This month’s gain follows a gain of 3,029 jobs in February. The unemployment rate decreased from 4.1% in February to 3.9% in March. The report indicates that approximately 6,400 more people […]
TALLAHASSEE— The jobs of Leon County Commissioners are often considered to be part-time commitments with pay dictated by Florida statute. But is that an accurate depiction? Vince Long, Leon County Administrator said the commission positions are not specified as full- or part-time in any Leon County charter, ordinance or Florida statute because the commissioners are […]
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 […]