Leon County Commission Approves $390K for Cascades Amphitheater Weatherization Plan

Leon County Commission Approves $390K for Cascades Amphitheater Weatherization Plan

The Leon County Commission voted to approve a plan to weatherize the amphitheater stage at Cascades Park and to mitigate the sound level to ease adjacent neighborhood concerns. The improvements would be funded with a portion of the money received from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlement. The Board has allocated $586,692 for the weatherization […]

CRA Approves $1.9 Million More in Tax Incentives for Cascades Project

CRA Approves $1.9 Million More in Tax Incentives for Cascades Project

At the January 25th, 2018 Community Redevelopment Agency (CRA) meeting, the Board voted to approve changes to the North American Properties (NAP) Cascades project which will result in an additional $1.9 million in tax incentives. The CRA had previously approved tax incentives totaling $13.8 million for the downtown project.  The change was due to the […]

Undisclosed Developers Influenced Myers Park Development Vote

Undisclosed Developers Influenced Myers Park Development Vote

Tallahassee Reports has learned that a 4-1 City Commission vote supporting a proposed development that will impact the Myers Parks neighborhood was influenced by unnamed developers, raising questions about transparency. The City of Tallahassee publicly noticed an agenda item for the October 26th meeting under the title, “Update on Myers Park noise mitigation wall”. However, […]

Sissy Shaw This Friday At Cascades Park

Sissy Shaw This Friday At Cascades Park

On February 27th of this year we posted an article introducing our readers to Sissy Shaw. It was one of our most popular articles. We are proud to inform you that she will be singing this Friday at Cascade Park at 6:00pm. The weather, based on predictions, should be clear. Here is a link to […]

Brew Pub Vote Took Forty-One Seconds, Commissioners Briefed in Private. See Video.

Tallahassee Reports has learned that the vote to allocate an additional $1.3 million for a Brew Pub restaurant in Cascades Park took less than 45 seconds to approve. The Brew Pub project has been under media scrutiny since Tallahassee Reports published an article revealing the expenditure and the involvement of Commissioner Andrew Gillum’s campaign treasurer. […]

City Responds to Tallahassee Reports Article On Cascades Project

City Responds to Tallahassee Reports Article On Cascades Project

There have been several developments regarding the Cascades Park restaurant project. First,  Commissioner Nancy Miller told Tallahassee Reports via an email late today that she did not know that Andrew Gillum’s treasurer was involved in the project. Second, Tallahassee Reports has learned that since a large portion of the project funds – approximately $800,000 – […]

BREAKING NEWS: City Responds to Tallahassee Reports Article On Cascades Project

BREAKING NEWS: City Responds to Tallahassee Reports Article On Cascades Project

There have been several developments regarding the Cascades Park restaurant project. First,  Commissioner Nancy Miller told Tallahassee Reports via an email late today that she did not know that Andrew Gillum’s treasurer was involved in the project. Second, Tallahassee Reports has learned that since a large portion of the project funds – approximately $800,000 – […]