HAPPENING TODAY: Leon Co. Commission to take up annexation dispute and more

The Leon County Commission is set to take up several high-profile issues Tuesday, including a controversial annexation proposal in northern Leon County and a potential temporary pause on new data center development.

One of the biggest items on the agenda is a request to annex more than 1,740 acres of rural land north of Gardner Road and west of North Meridian Road into the City of Tallahassee. County staff is recommending commissioners formally object to the request, saying the proposed boundaries do not meet Florida’s annexation requirements.

Commissioners are also expected to discuss whether to temporarily pause new data center development while staff studies how those projects could affect land use, utilities, and the county’s long-term growth plans…

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