{"id":151180,"date":"2026-02-11T04:42:06","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151180\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T04:42:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T04:42:06","slug":"leon-county-commission-approves-poland-trip-discusses-reimbursing-residents-impacted-by-water-outage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/151180\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon County Commission approves Poland trip, discusses reimbursing residents impacted by water outage"},"content":{"rendered":"

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) – Leon County Commissioners are moving forward with plans to travel to Poland<\/a>, hoping to make Tallahassee the permanent home of the World Cross Country Championships.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, commissioners voted 6\u20131 to approve a trip to Poland. Many commissioners say this move sends a message that Leon County is serious.<\/p>\n

Commissioners also discussed the economic impact the World Cross Country Championships brought to Tallahassee<\/a>, which they say is about $4 million and still growing. They say this was not just a trip they came up with on their own. According to commissioners, World Athletics officials have called Tallahassee\u2019s course one of the best they\u2019ve ever seen.<\/p>\n

Now, they want to start a conversation about what it could look like for the event to return to the capital city every other year, while bringing in millions of dollars in impact each time. <\/p>\n

\u201cThese types of events are the events that we wanted and to know that we have the capacity in Leon County to not just bring the state championship here but a world championship here, as the home is something that reaches the levels of obligating whatever we got to obligate to get there,\u201d Leon County Commissioner Nick Maddox said.<\/p>\n

Commissioners say the trip would happen sometime in March or April and would be paid for using funds already in the existing budget.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t ask the world to come to Tallahassee if we are not willing to go to the world with a handful of people and say we\u2019re committed to you, we want you to commit to us,\u201d Leon County Commissioner Brian Welsh said. <\/p>\n

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Commissioners also discussed taking action after mobile home residents in Tallahassee went without water for a week. They said possible reimbursement for those affected could be in order.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a serious issue that we as a board should look into further. Again, I\u2019m thankful for the leadership of the county administrator and staff being able to jump on this, but I think a president needs to be set that we are not going to tolerate negligence amongst our landlords and this is not how we conduct business in Leon County,\u201d Caban said. <\/p>\n

Also on the agenda were lease negotiations with the North Florida Fairgrounds. After a lot of back and forth, the commission decided to table the item and ask for a 90-day update on negotiations.<\/p>\n

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