Leon County is facing a housing shortage. By the year 2050, officials say the county will need an additional 23,000 housing units. To find space for that growth, the county and city are looking at changes to the Comprehensive Plan—essentially a blueprint for local development. Some of those changes include expanding the Urban Services Area […]
Provided below are the news briefs from the Tallahassee City Commission meeting held on December 10, 2025. Consent Agenda Approval: The city commission voted unanimously to approve 7 consent items. City Commission Appointments Item 10.01: City commission voted unanimously to reappoint Bill Landing to Seat 1, and Bill Leseman to Seat 2, on the Science […]
During the December 10th city commission meeting, staff addressed the potential impact of property tax legislation. Beginning in fiscal year 2027, several proposed Florida House bills are expected to significantly reduce the city’s property tax revenue over the next decade. Staff noted that assuming a 3% annual growth in taxable property value, the combined effect […]
The City of Tallahassee has agreed to sell the Capitol City Country Club golf course to the club for $1.255 million. The almost 180-acre property is currently leased to the club for a dollar a year. That’s due to a 99-year agreement approved by the city commission in 1956. At the time, the city was […]
The latest MaxPreps high school soccer rankings are out. The tables pictured below are the rankings for the boys and girls Leon County high school soccer teams based on current record, overall rating and strength of schedule as shown in MaxPreps. The stats used in this edition of high school soccer rankings were updated on […]
Tallahassee police have announced an arrest following an investigation into large-scale marijuana trafficking. According to the press release, 34-year-old Danny Francisque is in custody after detectives say a tip led them to search his apartment on Dixie Drive. TPD says they found 52 pounds of marijuana in an apartment that was being used mainly to […]
City Commissioners Jeremy Matlow and Jack Porter released statements critical of the proposed deal brokered between the City of Tallahassee and Florida State University involving the sale of city-owned hospital assets currently leased to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare. While Mayor Dailey, City Commissioners Dianne Williams Cox and Curtis Richardson, and FSU President Richard McCullough were upbeat […]
Florida State University and Tallahassee City Manager Reese Goad have agreed to a proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will serve as the basis for the transfer of all city-owned hospital assets currently leased to Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare, Inc. (TMH) The City Commission is scheduled to take action on the MOU at the next regularly […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Leon County school system this week urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject a high-profile appeal by a couple who allege their rights were violated after a child wanted to express a gender identity and use pronouns the parents didn’t support. In a 38-page […]
As part of a Leon County Commission status update on consolidation, the county staff provided information on the public attitudes and prior efforts in Leon County. Provided below is an edited portion of the presentation. According to Linda S. Johnson’s Tallahassee–Leon County chapter of Case Studies of City-County Consolidation: Reshaping the Local Government Landscape (the […]