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City projects a $5-million budget shortfall Upcoming talks will seek to find fix for deficit May 9, 2013   |  Written by TaMaryn Waters | Democrat staff writer ___________________________________________________________________________________________ City commissioners heard a preliminary report Wednesday indicating a projected $4.9-million shortfall for next year’s budget and a possible $1-million hole for StarMetro at the close of the 2013 […]

City Staff Projects $5 Million Deficit for General Fund in 2014 May 6, 2013 Steve  | TallahasseeReports.Com ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ At the City Commission meeting this week, city staff will provide commissioners with their first budget update for the 2014 cycle. The update will provide information on how the budget for 2013 is matching up with actual […]

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BREAKING: View Latest Blueprint Projects and Priorities April 30, 2013 Steve | TallahasseeReports.Com ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Tallahassee Reports has obtained a copy of the The Leon County Sales Tax Committee project list with associated priorities and costs. On April 26, the committee took votes that determined the priorities for monies raised by the infrastructure sales tax known […]

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This Week’s Local Government Preview April 22, 2013 Steve Stewart | TallahasseeReports.Com _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Leon County Board of County Commission will have a workshop on Tuesday to address the Fiscal 2014 Budget. After the workshop, the Board will hold their regular commission meeting. Among the issues addressed will be a proposed Infrastructure Agreement related to […]

City Faces Controversy Over Sales Tax on Electric Bills April 3, 2013 | Steve From TallahasseeReports.Com ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ During the last City Commission meeting, Dr. Erwin Jackson alerted city commissioners that the City’s utility department was charging state sales tax on electricity provided to certain customers that were exempt from the tax. To make his point, […]