By Sharon Mears Hostage: one that is involuntarily controlled by an outside influence. There are 3,330 property owners in Killearn Estates currently being held hostage by two property owners. According to public records, these two property owners, Jorge Piekarewicz and J.D. Rayburn, are the named complainants in what has become the saga of Killearn Country […]
TR has reached out to a number of people that have knowledge of the current situation involving the Killearn Country Club. It is tough to know the truth given the legal component and the convergence of so many different interests, but here is what we were told by people on all sides of the issue. […]
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 […]
After a contentious two years, the City Commission went against the Planning Commission recommendation and voted 5-0 to approve a rezoning application that will facilitate a proposed redevelopment on a portion of the “North Nine” holes of the Killearn Country Club. The end product was very different than the original proposal pushed by Barton Tuck, […]
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 […]
On April 4th the City of Tallahassee will be voting on the rezoning application submitted by the owner of the Killearn Country Club. The controversial application cites the struggling golf course industry as support for the request that would allow for residential development on a portion of the golf course. It looks as though other […]
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 […]
As we have previously reported, the Tallahassee-Leon County Planning Commission voted 3-2 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. TR has published a number […]