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City authorizes appraisal of Capital City Golf Course amid concerns about unmarked slave graves and memorialization
Summary
The commission authorized staff to obtain an appraisal and prepare a proposal to consider sale of the city‑owned golf course land after the Capital City Country Club asked to purchase the ground; residents and advocacy groups urged the city to protect an identified unmarked burial site of enslaved people and to keep the site publicly owned.
The Tallahassee City Commission on Sept. 17 authorized city staff to obtain an independent appraisal of the Capital City Golf Course parcel and to prepare a package for potential future consideration after the Capital City Country Club submitted an unsolicited offer for $1,150,000. City officials emphasized that the vote authorized only preliminary work — an appraisal and staff analysis — and would not finalize any sale without additional review and approvals.
Why it matters: The 170‑plus‑acre course has been leased to the private country club since the 1950s on a long‑term $1‑per‑year lease; the ground is owned by the city. The site also contains an area long identified by advocacy groups and federal investigators as a gravesite with the remains of enslaved and formerly enslaved people tied to an antebellum plantation. Residents and descendants have been seeking a formal memorial and…
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