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Read More »Gainesville Votes 2020: City Commission District 2 Guide
Registered voters who live in the city's District 2 will decide between incumbent Harvey Ward and challenger David Walle.
Read More »Charter Review Committee Votes To Dismiss Representation Proposal Despite Public Support
Alachua County voters will not get to decide in this year’s general election whether the county commission should have single-member district representation, after the Alachua County Charter Review Commission decided Wednesday to not support the idea.
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 Decides Not to Challenge Hawthorne’s Annexation of Plum Creek After All
Hawthorne's plan to annex 1,200 of Plum Creek's acres will move forward without legal challenge from Alachua County.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Holds Off Decision On Multi-Million Dollar Fate of Fairgrounds
The Alachua County Commission held a special meeting Thursday to consider funding renovations and construction for the Alachua County Fairgrounds. The commission, however, wants evidence of a return on the investment. The commissioners debated over very different plans. The first would cost $14.3 million and consist of a complete overhaul …
Read More »$160,000 Too Low a Base Salary, Alachua County Manager Candidate Says
Potential Alachua County Manager James Bourey has one week to answer the Alachua County Commission. They increased his base salary offer from $160,000 to $165,000.
Read More »Election Update: Mayor’s race goes to runoff, Wells captures 54 percent of District 4 vote
Update 11:21 p.m.: Defeated Gainesville mayoral and city commissioner for district 4 candidates have commented on Tuesday night’s election results. Mayoral candidate Pete Johnson in an interview offered his congratulations to the two candidates, incumbent Craig Lowe and former City Commissioner Ed Braddy, who compete in the April 16 runoff election. However, Johnson said he was disappointed …
Read More »North Central Florida voters say ‘no’ to two taxes
Alachua County voters rejected the "Fix our Roads" tax by 67 percent. In Marion County, voters decided against a hospital tax that would increase property taxes to fund Munroe Regional Medical Center.
Read More »Alachua County, Gainesville residents to vote on road surtax
With the Nov. 6 general election five days away, Gainesville and Alachua County residents will have to vote on a number local issues. One of the them includes a proposed surtax, which would fund an estimated $337 million in road improvements through a 3/4-cent sales tax.
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