{"id":11649,"date":"2025-10-20T01:20:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T01:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/11649\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T01:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T01:20:06","slug":"city-to-consider-1-255-million-sale-of-capital-city-country-club-property-tallahassee-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/11649\/","title":{"rendered":"City to Consider $1.255 Million Sale of Capital City Country Club Property \u2013 Tallahassee Reports"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During this Wednesday\u2019s Tallahassee City Commission meeting, elected officials will consider a proposal to sell the city-owned land currently leased to the Capital City Country Club.<\/p>\n

The City of Tallahassee received a letter of interest and an appraisal report of the City-owned property at 833 Santa Rosa Drive from Capital City Country Club to purchase the parcel for $1,150,000.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

At the September 17, 2025, City Commission meeting, the Commission directed the City Manager to\u00a0obtain a secondary appraisal and prepare a proposal to sell the parcel to the Country Club for Commission consideration.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The second appraisal values the golf course property at $1,255,000.\u00a0\u00a0The appraisal represents the market value of the property as a golf course in fee simple ownership and assumes restrictions and covenants limiting the property\u2019s future use to a golf course.\u00a0 The valuation did not consider any assumptions for further development of the parcel for \u2018highest and best use\u2019 given the inconsistency of those scenarios with current lease terms, the property\u2019s land use category, and Commission direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The agenda notes that the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees submitted a letter of support to the City of Tallahassee offering \u201centhusiastic support for the sale of the golf course to the Capital City Country Club\u201d requesting the Commission\u2019s unanimous support to sell the land and end the lease, allowing FAMU an important role in the Country Club\u2019s future.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Additionally, the Country Club and FAMU signed an MOU formalizing the commitment to hosting collegiate golf competitions for FAMU upon completion of course improvements; FAMU Golf Team access for practice; hosting events and fundraisers benefiting the FAMU student body; and events and programs for the betterment of the City of Tallahassee and the community.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Notices of the potential disposition were mailed to 608 adjacent and surrounding property owners and residents within 1,000 feet of the golf course. To date, approximately 12 responses have been received as a result of the notifications. <\/p>\n

The Myers Park Neighborhood Association provided a position statement on the sale of the golf course, including an example easement, expressing a preference that the City continue to lease the property to the Country Club, or provisional support for the sale of the golf course under detailed conditions restricting the use of the property as a golf course and commemorate burial sites, and preserving the property\u2019s natural and historic resources and scenic open space in perpetuity.<\/p>\n

The sale proposal includes a\u00a0Cemetery Commemoration and Maintenance Agreement\u00a0to honor the unmarked African American graves located on the Country Club property. <\/p>\n

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