The Tale of Two Commissions
In the same week, just one day apart we were treated to a glaring difference between the Leon County Commission and City…
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City of Tallahassee Retains Millions in Garbage Fees, Leon County Passes Savings to Customers
An exclusive analysis by Tallahassee Reports of the solid waste contracts negotiated separately by the Leon County Board of County Commissioners and…
Taxpayers Deserve Answers, Not Shell Games
Over the last few months, both the County and City governments have been less than honest with millions of dollars of money…
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…
Mckibbon Hotel Group Consultant Communicated with Staff Without Registering as a City Lobbyist
Tallahassee Reports has learned that the consultant retained by the Mckibbon Hotel Group (MHG) – who has business before the City Commission…
City Commissioner’s Campaign Treasurer Is Developer for Cascades Restaurant Project
Tallahassee Reports has chronicled the finances involved with the City’s initiative to renovate the Old Electric Building in Cascades. On July 10,…
Will New Gas Tax Result in More Road Maintenance Expenditures?
The Leon County Board of County Commissioners are well on their way to approving a five cent gas tax. The tax will…
THE GAS TAX IS BACK
Just a couple of weeks ago the Leon Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a 5 cent increase in the gas…
This Week’s Local Government Preview
The Leon County Board of County Commission will have a workshop on Tuesday to address the Fiscal 2014 Budget. After the workshop,…
City Faces Controversy Over Sales Tax on Electric Bills
During the last City Commission meeting, Dr. Erwin Jackson alerted city commissioners that the City’s utility department was charging state sales tax…
Target Issue Committee On Innovation And Engagement Gets Update On DigiTally
When the City Commission meets and votes to implement a policy, more times than not the policy has been vetted through a…
County Commission and City Commission Vote For Imagine Tallahassee Proposal
The County and City Commission approved the Leon County Sales Tax Committee’s recommendation to enter into public/private partnership with Imagine Tallahassee to…