Archer

Archer elected officials say it could take five to 10 years to repay the $1.3 million debt the city owes.

Over 100 years ago, the town of Rosewood was destroyed in an act of racial violence.

Dawn Beachy, 70, a Gainesville native, spearheaded the project in hopes of educating people about the history of racial terror in Alachua County.

The move comes almost a month after the city's accountant informed Archer commissioners that the city had accrued approximately $177,000 in debt to the Internal Revenue Service after failing to pay employment taxes for over a year.

The controversy over the possible development of a concrete batch plant in Archer has had an unintended consequence – an increase in civic participation by area residents.

The city commission plans to hold a meeting Monday to address the city’s next steps toward finding a new city manager.

Ronald Arnold, owner of R.E. Arnold Construction, surprised Archer residents Monday evening by withdrawing the company’s application with the city to build a concrete mixing plant in the center of town.

The Archer Braid Trail project, conceived about 20 years ago, is nearing completion with only the final bit, called the Kanapaha Hall section, still under construction.

The state owns Archer Road, so completing this plan will require working with the Florida Department of Transportation to eventually accommodate the traffic increase.