Black owned businesses are plenty in Gainesville and have the support of the new District 1 Business Council. The council will focus on creating economic activity and opportunity for East Gainesville through partnerships with organizations like the Alachua County Chapter of the NAACP, the Community Redevelopment Agency and others.
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Florida will toss the “pie-slice” system after the state courts ruled the boundaries of U.S. House districts and Florida state senate districts didn’t meet the standards of the “Fair Districts Amendment.”
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Alachua County's new planning board member would like to see development as simple as a coffee shop come to East Gainesville.
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During a joint commission meeting, Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners discussed a proposal for the construction of a new job center.
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Jobs. Land. Money. After commissioners voted against Envision Alachua, residents talk about what matters when it comes to development for east Gainesville.
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The vote to transmit Plum Creek's Envision Alachua Sector plan to the state for further review will be held Tuesday. Three out of the five County Commissioners need to vote in favor to move the plan forward.
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With 200-plus citizens interested in speaking about Plum Creek’s Envision Alachua Sector Plan, the Alachua County Commission had to call another recess Thursday night. By 10:30 p.m., the list of those wishing to address commissioners reached 230. Public comment will resume Thursday at Eastside High School’s auditorium. “We owe it …
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The commissioners are an elected body and not obligated in any way to follow county staff's advice.
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If you haven’t yet become aware of the magnitude of the Plum Creek plan in eastern Alachua County, Robert Hutchinson offers this perspective. “This is the largest decision this community has faced since — probably — when we enticed the University of Florida to come here,” county commissioner “Hutch” said last week, noting …
Read More »Jim Konish is running for District IV City Commissioner. Konish sat down with WUFT to answer some questions.
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