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Tallahassee commission reviews five‑year strategic plan with focus on Southside, housing and infrastructure

Tallahassee City Commission · January 15, 2026
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Summary

City leaders presented progress on a second five‑year strategic plan, highlighting Southside investments, housing production and infrastructure projects including water-system upgrades and a new Southside transit center. Commissioners pressed for measures tying programs to reductions in poverty.

Tallahassee commissioners met at a retreat to review the city’s second five‑year strategic plan and hear department updates on housing, infrastructure and community programs.

City Manager and Dr. Thomas Whitley framed the retreat as an accountability milestone for the plan, which the administration says integrates the Southside Action Plan into the city’s performance dashboard. Dr. Whitley introduced the strategic‑innovation team and said the presentation was meant to “give a glimpse” of the broad work across departments.

The economic‑development presentation noted 5,200 net new jobs in 2025 and roughly 1.5 million square feet of…

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