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Ben Pingree, the at-times embattled head of city/county PLACE, which oversees Blueprint 2020, is stepping down from the post to rejoin Leon County government as an assistant county administrator.

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Attorneys for the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency, which is embroiled in a lawsuit with City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow, asked a judge to to rule in their favor because it alleges a “hypothetical controversy.”

Keith Bowers slated to start on Aug. 29. As the new executive director, Bowers will lead efforts to recruit new businesses to the capital city.

Attorneys hired by the Blueprint Intergovernmental Agency say the Sunshine Law violation claims brought by City Commissioner Jeremy Matlow are without a justifiable controversy, alleged.

Cristina Paredes was at the top of the local organization that operates as the economic hub for Tallahassee.

Paredes's last day is July 8th. Her office most recently secured a deal to bring Amazon to Tallahassee.

Terse questions about the structure of the Blueprint agency and discussion about revelatory text messages among its members exposed a growing tension.

The joint city of Tallahassee and Leon County Blueprint Commission met Thursday afternoon to discuss the agency’s governance. It comes after a bitter fight over funding repairs and improvements to FSU’s Doak Cambell Stadium. That vote has raised questions about whether one part of Blueprint is running afoul of the state’s public meetings laws.

A handful of city and county commissioners texted during a meeting about the controversial financing of Florida State University’s football stadium.