Former Leon County School Board member and long-time school administrator Forrest Van Camp, told Tallahassee Reports he will file to run for Superintendent of Leon Schools. In an exclusive interview, Van Camp told TR why he is running and addressed each of his opponents. Van Camp said: I have decided to come out of retirement […]
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement released crime data for 2015 and Leon County leads the state of Florida in crime rate for the second year in a row. The crime rate per 100,000 residents increased by 5.7% over 2014 numbers. The crime rate in the state of Florida fell by 3.1% and also fell in […]
On May 5th the Leon County Tourist Development Council (TDC) reviewed the details of a report provided by Downs and St. Germaine Research that showed a 1.1% increase in visitors from January through March of 2016 when compared to the same time period one year ago. The research group completed 926 surveys through the internet […]
The City of Tallahassee’s comparatively high spending on state lobbying is being cited by lobbyists representing Leon County government as a justification for a pay raise. Capitol Alliance Group has been the County’s state lobbyist since 2008 and is now seeking a $20,000 increase in their annual contract which expires in September. The current contract […]
So you say you can’t bring the beach to Tallahassee? Don’t tell that to Crystal Lagoons. Based on their website, Crystal Lagoons is an international company with offices around the world that has developed and patented a state-of-the-art technology which allows building and maintaining crystal clear lagoons worldwide at very low costs, offering idyllic beach […]
A week after TR broke a story about a proposal to build a four-lane road that would run through Killearn Estates, the proposal appears dead. At today’s CRTPA meeting, the “Killearn Corridor” option for relieving traffic congestion on Thomasville Road and I-10 was ruled out in a unanimous vote of the Agency. The vote took place […]
Last January the City Commission voted 3-2 to change the closing time for restaurants and nightclubs from 2:30 a.m. to 4:00 a.m. The change kept in place the law that requires all establishments to stop selling beer, wine and liquor by 2 a.m. The change went into effect in February, 2016. You can read our report on […]
You want to know why the City of Tallahassee’s average salaries have increased 22% since 2008 while teachers, state workers and most everyone else has just held on in this lackluster economy? Because you, the taxpayer demanded it. In fact, it was a community priority. You say you are confused. I can clear it up, […]
On May 16th, the members of the Capital Regional Transportation Planning Agency (CRTPA) will get an update on the Thomasville Road Planning Study. The purpose of the study is to evaluate additional highway capacity alternatives to relieve current and anticipated congestion along the Thomasville Road/Capital Circle Northeast corridor. The update will include a discussion about […]
It has now become clear that the City of Tallahassee budget staff presented distorted facts about General Fund spending trends to City Commissioners at the inaugural budget workshop for fiscal year 2017 on April 13th. This finding comes amid a request by citizens groups to roll back the 13% property tax increase passed last year. […]