On Thursday, May 16, the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (IA) held a budget workshop followed by a regular meeting in city hall. City Commissioner Curtis Richardson was not present during either meeting. Budget Workshop At the budget workshop, staff recommended that elected officials vote to accept the IA proposed fiscal year 2025 operating budget and capital […]
Below are the Leon County School Board news briefs from the May 16, 2024 meeting. Staff provided the Board with a presentation on the Summer Enrichment Program, which has been funded by the Children’s Services Council of Leon County. Staff explained that Leon County Schools will be serving around 200 children over the summer, and […]
Florida Senator Corey Simon -District 3 – recently appeared on the Steve Stewart Show on Real Talk 93.3 to discuss his legislative activities and other local issues. When asked about the Deregulation of Public Schools/Instructional, Administrative, and Support Personnel Bill that was passed in the previous legislative session, Simons noted that many of the regulations […]
Below are the briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting on May 14, 2024. Commissioner Bill Proctor pulled an agenda item regarding the ratification of Board actions taken during the previous Budget Workshop. After discussion, the Board passed Proctor’s motion 4-3 to create an agenda item to increase travel cost by $3,000 which would be […]
With the recent tragic pedestrian death on the FSU campus, the focus on pedestrian safety is making the rounds in the news cycle. And as is often the case, the reporting fails to provide proper context while highlighting a tragic event. A recent headline by a local media outlet exclaimed, “Study reveals Leon County is […]
On Tuesday, the Leon County Commission voted 6-0 to adopt an ordinance creating the Citrus Grove Planned Unit Development (PUD) for 149.35 acres located between Apalachee Parkway and Old Saint Augustine Road between their intersections with April Road. The applicant is represented by Robert Volpe and Darrin Taylor of Holtzman Vogel, and the owner is St. Joe […]
On Monday, the Tallahassee Police Department provided an update on three violent crime incidents. 2024-79447 / Stabbing / 1500 block of Pepper Dr / 9:50 PM / May 11 Officers responded to the 1500 block of Pepper Drive for reports of a stabbing. Arriving officers located an adult male suffering from serious injuries and immediately […]
On May 14, 2024, the Leon County Commission will consider awarding the bid for the LeRoy Collins Library (Leon County Main Library) second floor improvements projects to OmniCon Corp. in the amount of $1,554,530. In 2021, the Commission adopted the Essential Libraries Initiative (ELI), to re-vision the Leon County Public Library System and address the […]
On Sunday, the National Weather Service (NWS) confirmed three tornados hit southern Leon County on Friday morning. The NWS released detailed information related to the three tornados. Below is an image showing the full-scale of the two tornadoes. Tornado #1 shows up in the image at the intersection of West Tennessee Street and Capital Circle. […]
Below are the Tallahassee City Commission meeting briefs from the May 8th, 2024. City commissioner voted to accept the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report. After hearing an overview of the City’s approach to regulating parking, elected officials decided to get feedback from neighborhoods before considering an item that would eliminate all parking requirements […]