Tallahassee Reports has obtained drawings of the proposed renovations for the Killearn Country Club. The drawings, provided below, come nine months after a controversial process that culminated with a decision by the City Commission to allow the owner, Barton Tuck, to move forward with a redevelopment plan. Back in April, TR reported that permits for […]
In a letter sent to Killearn Country Club members by club owner Barton Tuck, Mr. Tuck asks the membership to “put the ‘we won’ attitude away and go back and help rekindle friends with all our neighbors.” The letter comes after a bruising fight over a redevelopment proposal that was recently passed by the city […]
Through a press release the Killearn Homes Association (KHA) has announced it has approved a settlement agreement with Killearn Country Club (KCC). KHA states “the agreement results in preserving Killearn Estates as a golf course community” and “prevents the remaining 18 holes of KCC from being redeveloped into residential lots for a minimum of fifty […]
Tallahassee Reports has learned that J.T Burnette, a successful Tallahassee businessman, has signed an agreement to purchase the 35 acres of the “North Nine” golf course that is at the center of a redevelopment debate. The sale is contingent on a number of parameters, which includes a rezoning of the property to allow for residential […]
Killearn residents opposed to the redevelopment of the “North Nine” proposal put forward by Killearn Country Club owner Barton Tuck, met with Mayor Andrew Gillum on Wednesday night. The meeting was attended by approximately 30 people and took place in a home that is on the “North Nine” golf course that Mr. Tuck is seeking […]
The Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission voted 3-2 on Wednesday to deny the rezoning application submitted by Barton Tuck, the owner of the Killearn Golf and Country Club. The rezoning proposal has been a source of controversy and has faced several court challenges, some of which remain unresolved. Tuck had asked the Planning Commission to rezone […]
Barton Tuck, the current owner of the Killearn Country Club, has filed a request with the City of Tallahassee’s Planning Commission to change the zoning of land located on what was known as the North Course. The North Course was recently closed. The requested amendment changes the zoning designation of five areas of the Killearn […]
Judge Angela Dempsey ruled that Barton Tuck, the owner of the Killearn Country Club, does not have to continue to maintain the North nine holes of the 27 hole Killearn Country Club golf course during the ongoing legal dispute. The ruling removes an injunction that was put in place to protect the golf course while […]
On Wednesday, December 16, 2105 a Leon County judge is scheduled to hear a legal motion by current Killearn Country Club owner Barton Tuck that seeks the removal of an injunction that currently requires Tuck to maintain the North nine holes of the golf course until the end of the legal dispute. However, another issue will […]
By: Tico Gimbel, Mike Illers and Gino Betta (Three member panel) Killearn Country Club (KCC) has been a thriving component of community life in Tallahassee for nearly fifty years. With the current special restrictive covenants set to expire in 2021, the club is now at a crossroads. Mr. Barton Tuck, the owner of KCC, notified […]