Leon County Commission

Several local city and county commissioners are facing challenges as elections near for Leon County next year. The challengers are running for different reasons, but all have one thing in common: they say It’s time for a change.

Tallahassee recently lost a passionate ecologist. Pamela Hall earned a doctoral degree in Tropical Forest Ecology, but she was well-known as an expert and activist in land use planning, transportation, and wastewater in Leon County.

Leon County commissioners have denied a request to spend money originally set aside for a new performing arts center in Tallahassee on other projects.

Leon County Commissioners heard updates on the area's COVID-19 situation and voted to allocate funds into Leon CARES programs.

Leon County residents can now apply to the local Children's Services Council. Voters approved the group on election day in a referendum. Now the county commission is responsible for vetting potential members.

Leon County ended up bluer than as usual after Election Day. A longtime local politician was ousted on the county commission, and a fresh face arrived on the judicial circuit. Local voters are not sticking with incumbents like years past.

Now that a Children’s Services Council has been approved by Leon County voters, the next step is creating it. County Administrator Vincent Long spoke to WFSU about the process.

Leon County Commissioners are narrowing down their priorities for the 2021 legislative session. Included in their list are several grant requests for projects and some suggestions on policy decisions.

Complicating any potential move on that front, who has final say on removing or relocating the monument has long been in question.

WFSU’s Ryan Dailey spoke with County Commission chair Bryan Desloge about the County’s rationale behind imposing a curfew, which goes into effect tonight.