Before We Build a Development Near Lake Jackson, We Need to Consider the Costs
By Lynne Adams Takacs Community comprehensive (comp) plans are boring. They’re long, excruciating to read and the perfect place for community-altering decisions to hide in plain sight. The Tallahassee-Leon County Comp Plan is a whopping 252 pages and last year it was used as a vehicle to change the rules so that a development somewhere […]
MOI: Mechanism of Increase, A Predictor of Patterned Corruption
Property taxes are increasing and the state has proposed a solution (to reduce or eliminate the property tax, an item appearing on local ballots this November) without first identifying the true cause of the increase. In the medical field, we learn from day one to identify the mechanism of injury. Our local and state governments […]
To Vote Or Not To Vote For Consolidation, That Is The Question
On Tuesday March 10, 2026, the county commission approved a straw poll vote on the ballet for this election cycle. For clarity, a straw poll is to assess the interest of the community. This does not mean that a majority vote will result in consolidation but what it would accomplish is a direction for our […]
David O’Keefe Adds His Voice To The Conversation
The last Blueprint meeting was filled with interesting conversations. It was a day filled with budget information and a vote to give the city funding for the airport. We were honored to share a conversation with David O’Keefe on the budget and cost of the projects. O’Keefe is a county commissioner. He is a strong […]
Text Messages Reveal Entanglement of Grow Tallahassee and City Commissioners
The Origin of Grow Tallahassee We discovered text messages between Curtis Richardson’s Aide and Bugra Demirel. We discovered that Richardson and his aide were confidants and possibly collaborators in the founding of Grow Tallahassee. They have been in correspondence with each other since the founding of Grow Tallahassee back to May 2020. Due to who […]
A Hard Decision Needs To Be Made Quickly: LCS
Leon County Schools was faced with a hard decision at the end of this week. Close the Schools for a Florida storm or remain open. The last time the Schools closed for a storm, the storm was minor. Parents were angry that the schools closed for seemingly no reason. However, the opposite occurred on Friday […]
County Candidates: The Questions We Wanted To Know
First and foremost we would like to thank the County candidate that responded and participated. While 850CapitalTea does hold our own bias we feel it would be a disservice to our audience to not allow all candidates an opportunity to answer the same questions and have the attention of our viewers. It takes courage to […]
Leon County School Board: The Questions We Wanted To Know
While 850CapitalTea does hold our own bias we feel it would be a disservice to our audience to not allow all candidates an opportunity to answer the same questions and have the attention of our viewers. It takes courage to run in an election and it takes greater courage to answer tough questions posed by […]
