There has been a lot of media coverage related to the negotiations between the City of Tallahassee and the Tallahassee Professional Firefighter Union (the Firefighter Union). The coverage has mostly focused on firefighters and their families speaking at city commission meetings and various politicians defending negotiation positions. For the city, Mayor Dailey and city administration […]
Below are the news briefs from the Leon County Commission meeting held on March 19th, 2024. The Board authorized the County Administrator to negotiate with the top ranked firm, Halff Associates, Inc., for the Construction Engineering and Inspection (CEI) services for the following Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Local Agency Program (LAP) Bridge Replacement Projects: […]
Public records indicate that Tallahassee City Commissioner Jack Porter billed city taxpayers $1,185 in March of 2022 for coding training through a company called “SheCodes.” SheCodes advertises ” Online Coding Workshops for Women” that will help “Access a new career in Technology.” Receipts show that Commissioner purchased “SheCodes Pro.” What is “SheCodes Pro”? The course […]
The recent literary efforts of two authors based in Tallahassee have made the New York Times Best Sellers list during the same week. Peter Schweizer’s Blood Money debuted at No.1 three weeks ago, fell to No. 2 last week and has now reclaimed the top spot in week 3 of the release. Schweizer founded the […]
On March 20th, the Village Square hosted the 12th annual Tallahassee Town Hall with City and County Commissioners attending. WFSU’s Tom Flanigan moderated the event and engaged with the Commissioners in discussion about issues of importance to the residents of our community. Flanigan asked City Commissioner Dianne Williams-Cox her thoughts on the firefighter’s union and […]
At the March 27th Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials voted 4-1 to approve an intersection agreement related to the extension of Velda Dairy Road connecting with Ox Bottom Road and installation of a traffic signal at the intersection with Thomasville Road. City Commissioner Jack Porter was the only no vote. The agreement provides for […]
On March 19th, the LCC will consider establishing the FY 2025 maximum discretionary funding levels for outside agencies including the Community Human Service Partnership (CHSP), dedicated homeless services, and special events. Previously, on November 28, 2023, the Board held a workshop in which they were provided recommendations by staff to better position the County and […]
On Tuesday March 12th, the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP) issued a “Pollution Notice” relating to the overflow of 50,000 gallons of “untreated domestic wastewater” on Monday afternoon near the intersection of Capital Circle SE and Blair Stone Rd. According to Pollution Notice, the overflow of wastewater was contained on the 11th, at the […]
The 2023 Annual Supervised Pretrial Release (SPTR) report will be presented to the Leon County Commission at their March 19, 2024 meeting. The SPTR – which is required by Florida law – provides details related to the operation of the program. The 2023 report, which covers program activities between January 1 and December 31, 2023, […]
On March 7th, the Leon County Children’s Service Council held their Governing Council meeting discussing summer programs and more. During the beginning of the meeting, one Leon County resident spoke out against the letter that the County sent to the CSC asking them to replicate and fund a process similar to the Community Human Service […]