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Suggestions for new corridors for transportation and ways to improve existing corridors were expressed at the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization meeting.
Read More »MTPO Tells I-75 Task Force: No New Highway In Alachua County
Citing Public Safety, Alachua County Commission Votes Against Bear Hunt
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission will vote June 22 to decide whether to authorize another statewide hunt.
Read More »City, County Leaders Don’t Agree About Details of Proposed Tacachale Redevelopment
During a joint commission meeting, Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners discussed a proposal for the construction of a new job center.
Read More »Gainesville Homeless Center Seeking $100K More In Funding
Alachua County commissioners are considering a 13 percent budget increase — from $905,000 to $1.02 million — for the 2016-2017 fiscal year, which starts Oct. 1.
Read More »Sheriff’s Office Wants $900K To Boost Employee Pay
Sheriff's office Human Resources Director Ivelisse Muñoz requested that the money come by November.
Read More »18 Hours of Public Meetings Later, Alachua County Commissioners Vote Against Plum Creek’s Plan
Plum Creek's plan for development in eastern Alachua County will not go to the state for review, the county's elected officials decided in a 3-2 vote on Tuesday night.
Read More »Alachua County’s $78,000 Homeless Program Tabled
The Board of Commissioners for Alachua County met today to discuss a proposal to create a pilot team to reach those experiencing a homelessness crisis.
Read More »Alachua County Jail Shares New Program For Veterans
The Alachua County Jail shared how its veteran inmates are succeeding in its Department of the Jail Veterans Pod Program with the Alachua County Board of Commissioners Tuesday. “We had noticed that our [veteran] population was increasing, and we didn’t really have any way of handling them,” said Michelle Hart, …
Read More »Sierra Club Produces Podcast Critical of Plum Creek’s Plan as Alachua County Vote Nears
The county is going to grow. But how?
Read More »Alachua County Moves Forward On Lessening Pot Penalty
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners agreed today to start working on the ordinance that would allow civil citations for marijuana possession of 20 grams or less, pulling from examples set by Broward and Palm Beach counties.
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