Tallahassee Reports has learned that the consultant chosen to complete a disparity study for Tallahassee/Leon County for $536,900 told the City of Virginia Beach that a disparity study could be done for between $200,000-$300,000. On February 21, 2017 the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency (composed of City and County Commissioners) will be asked by staff to authorize […]
Kim Rivers is not happy. Ms. Rivers, a successful local business woman and the engine behind Imagine Tallahassee, believes the Leon County Board of County Commissioners have voted to ignore the work of Imagine Tallahassee. And she is not shy. After the vote last week , she fired off an email stating her version of […]
Imagine Tallahassee is a private organization created to develop a process to guide the portion of Blueprint tax money that will be allocated to economic development projects. During months of public meetings and presentations, Imagine Tallahassee followed a process that took input from citizens, evaluated current conditions, developed a vision statement and then prioritized economic […]
The Leon County Sales Tax Committee met today to begin the tough task of deciding which projects will be considered for the approximately $500 million in funding if the sales tax referendum is passed by voters. The whittling down process began by identifying the projects that had unanimous support by the committee. The members unanimously […]
The Leon County Sales Tax Committee voted for a 20 year term for the next round of financing of the Blueprint Program. The current round of Blueprint 2000 ends in six years. Using a matrix with projected tax collections provided by staff, the Committee was unanimous in voting for a 20 year term that will […]
Tallahassee Reports has obtained a copy of the The Leon County Sales Tax Committee project list with associated priorities and costs. On April 26, the committee took votes that determined the priorities for monies raised by the infrastructure sales tax known as Blueprint. The committee’s objective is to collect public input and make recommendations regarding […]