The Alachua County Commission unanimously approved the new Shands drug addiction and eating disorders facility earlier this week. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Rachel Stern . [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPResidenceInnFinal.mp3]
Read More »Alachua County Republican Party: Bradley a solid choice
Republican Winston Bradley is stepping in to the Alachua County Commission seat vacated by Democrat Rodney Long late last year. Alachua County Republican Party Chairman Stafford Jones says this is a positive step forward for the county at large. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Jones3.mp3] Jones says Bradley’s experience in business, the military and the …
Read More »Airboat noise controversy blowing up
Many Alachua county residents are not happy with Senate Bill 958, which will override the airboat curfew in Alachua County, and the Alachua County commission is taking notice. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports, jurisdiction issues may be to blame. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/AirboatCORRECTION.mp3]
Read More »Alachua County advisory boards working out kinks in proposed CRA
The Alachua County Commission held a special meeting earlier this morning to discuss the Community Redevelopment Area for the area of unincorporated county directly east of the Gainesville city limits. Growth Managment Department Planner Micheal Castine says the commission asked staff to work with the advisory boards. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Castine1.mp3] Castine talks about the next step. …
Read More »Sheriff and county commission spar over budget
The Alachua County Commission and Sheriff Sadie Darnell are attempting to work in a combined effort to sort out next year’s proposed budget. A majority of commissioners did say they would not budge from their working figure of approximately 65-million-dollars for the sheriff’s budget. That is approximately $507,000 below Darnell’s …
Read More »Alachua County fairground move remains a ferris wheel of debate
The Alachua County Commission decided to postpone the decision on whether or not to move the fairgrounds from North East Gainesville to Newberry by a month. Citizens from East Gainesville believe they had a committment from the board and the fairgrounds should remain where it is. However, some Newberry citizens believe …
Read More »Newberry and Alachua County Commissioners discuss future use of Canterbury Equestrian property
The potential purchase of the Canterbury Equestrian Showplace is the topic tomorrow before a joint meeting of the Newberry City Commission and Alachua County Commissioners. The meeting gets underway at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Meanwhile Newberry commissioners plan to have a town hall meeting tonight with residents on the issue. Florida’s …
Read More »Alachua County commissioners may lower millage rates
The Alachua County Commission will hold the first of two public hearings to finalize the budget and set property tax millage rates for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Corey Bachman spoke with Alachua County Commission Spokesman Mark Sexton about what the millage rate decrease could mean to Alachua County residents. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPCountyMillageRateQA.mp3]
Read More »Boaters will still have use of the waters of Poe Springs
This morning the Alachua County Commission decided to not prohibit water vessels from using Poe Springs. The Alachua County Parks Department had proposed to ban boaters and canoers to keep swimmers safe. Parks Superintendent Robert Avery says commissioners did not feel there was an immediate threat to swimmers. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s …
Read More »Many residents angry over proposed transitional housing for vets
Alachua County residents are divided over the proposed Veterans Transitional Housing Facility. A number of residents spoke up against the project yesterday at the Alachua County Commission Meeting. Those in favor of the facility urged residents to consider the debt owed to veterans. Gainesville resident of almost 40-years, Robert Kaplan-Stein, …
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