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Still dealing with damage from Hurrican Irma, residents around Lake Santa Fe are asking for a no-wake ordinance along the edge of the lake.
Read More »Melrose Residents Seeking No-Wake Ordinance In Midst Of Hurricane Season
Alachua County, Gainesville Leaders Discuss Controversy Over Gainesville Traffic Stop
Alachua County commission and Gainesville city commission discussed an incident that happened Wednesday morning with an 18-year-old driver.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville To Decide on $4.4M Purchase Of 700 Acres
What was once to be a 700-acre planned development on Gainesville’s northern edge will likely soon be a conservation and parks area.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners, School District Diverge On Fairgrounds-As-Hurricane-Shelter Plan
The new Alachua County fairgrounds could alleviate some of the pressure that's heaped on district schools when they must transform into emergency shelters, but only if the county can find the money to make it happen.
Read More »Waterways Group Warns Of Fecal Contamination Impacting Gainesville Creek
Megan Black said that nearly all creeks in the Gainesville area are considered “impaired.” This classification indicates that the water body has become so polluted that it no longer does its job properly, and county officials are taking notice.
Read More »Loud, Late and Littered: Lake Geneva Parties Continue Despite County Ban
Just three months after the Clay County Commission banned motor vehicles from driving at night on the dry lakebeds of Lake Brooklyn and Lake Geneva, some residents of Keystone Heights are complaining that nothing has changed.
Read More »County-Purchased YMCA Land May Benefit Micanopy Residents With Facilities Similar to Privately Held UF Lake Wauburg Park
County-Purchased YMCA Land May Benefit Micanopy Residents With Facilities Similar to Privately Held UF Lake Wauburg Park.
Read More »Alachua County Withdraws Plan To Build Fire Station On Millhopper Road
The Alachua County Commission voted unanimously to temporarily withdraw its request for a special use permit to build a fire station on Millhopper Road that had raised concerns among local residents.
Read More »County Affirms City’s Choice on Grace Marketplace Management
On Monday, the Alachua County Commission unanimously affirmed the Gainesville City Commission's decision of ranking the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry as the top vendor to enter negotiation talks.
Read More »Tower Road To Undergo Resurfacing This Spring
The long awaited potholes and cracks on Tower Road are to be filled and resurfaced this spring now that county commissioners agreed on a reduced scope of work to renovate the heavily trafficked road.
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