One Developer Gets Message from Tallahassee City Manager, One Does Not
On October 14, 2013, the lobbyist for the Mckibbon Hotel Group (MHG), Gary Yordon, responded favorably to a request by City Manager…
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Local Author Hits New York Times Best Selling List with “Extortion”
Tallahassee resident and author Peter Schweizer has hit the New York Times best selling list again with “Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your…
Sales Tax Committee Settles on Blueprint Projects
The Leon County Sales Tax Committee has recommended nearly $700 million in projects to be funded an extension of the current penny…
Government Spending on Homeless Shelter Move Approaches $3 Million
The cost to taxpayers to move the Tallahassee Homeless Shelter from Tennessee Street to a new location on West Pensacola recently topped…
Imagine Tallahassee Narrows List of Projects
Imagine Tallahassee is a private organization created to develop a process to guide the portion of Blueprint tax money that will be…
New Jersey Company Paves Tallahassee Roads with Workers from Out of Town
This week Tallahassee Reports received several phone calls from citizens who wanted to know why an out-of-town company was paving Springsax Road.…
Nights and Weekends Sign-Ups Lag Honeywell Projections
When the City Commission voted to move forward with the Smart Meter program in March, 2007, the decision was based in part…
The City Building Permit Guarantee Is Getting Results
The City of Tallahassee has been routinely criticized for years when it comes to facilitating development. The common refrain from developers was…
Red Light Cameras Increase Total Crashes, Decrease Right Angle Crashes
Based on operational data collected by the City of Tallahassee, listed in the table below, the use of red light cameras has…
Brew Pub Agreement Provides Look At Business Plan
The Tallahassee City Commission will vote on Wednesday to approve an agreement to renovate and lease the historic electric building in Cascades Park.…
Tallahassee City Manager Solicited Charitable Donations from City Lobbyist, City Vendors and City Employees for Ziffer Event
Tallahassee Reports has learned through a public records request that Tallahassee City Manager Anita Favors Thompson sent out an email soliciting donations…
City Staff Asks Commissioners to Vote Against Ethics Panel Recommendation on Ethics Officer and Penalties
The City of Tallahassee staff will formally ask the City Commissioners to vote against some of the major recommendations made by the…