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 […]
Tallahassee Reports has recently documented the relationship between City Commissioner Jack Porter and the progressive group Local Progress. The group promotes left-wing policy solutions and encourages their members to implement these policies in their home jurisdictions. The group states that “Despite large investments to get progressive candidates elected to office, very few resources exist to […]
The Tallahassee Police Department daily crime incident reports indicate there were 13 auto burglary incidents on March 10 & 11. TR’s analysis of 2024 crime incidents reveal that there has been an average of 2-3 auto burglaries per day Tallahassee. The chart below shows the date, the beat, address, and location description for the 13 […]
Ben Wilcox, the research director for Integrity Florida, told Tallahassee Reports that questions raised by a story about City Commissioner Jack Porter’s travel expenses were “legitimate” and “deserve answers one way or another.” Integrity Florida is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research institute and government watchdog whose mission is to promote integrity in government and expose public […]
By Jim Saunders, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling that could help limit the liability of a Tallahassee bar in a case involving an 18-year-old woman who suffered catastrophic injuries when she was hit by a pickup truck in 2014. Justices, in a 6-1 opinion, […]
Provided below are the meeting briefs from the final two Tallahassee Charter Review Committee meetings. On February 29th, the CRC held a meeting and discussed several options for the City Commissioners’ pay. The Committee continued debating regarding the City Commission pay increase. To assist the discussion, staff provided the Committee with compensation models/methodologies to review […]