TALAHASSEE, Fla. — The city commission is poised to vote on the sale of the Capital City Country Club for $1.25 million at the upcoming meeting.
In September, the club wrote a letter asking the city to end its long-term, $1-a-year lease and sell the property to the club so it can pull itself out of financial straits. The request sparked major community debate with many community members concerned about future developments impacting their neighborhoods and the lack of memorialization of the unmarked cemetery of Black slaves that is on the property.
Community members came out in force during the October city commission meeting to criticize the city for not properly honoring the unmarked graves, for moving too fast with the sale and for their willingness to consider selling it for only a little more than $1 million…