Ward: Gainesville kept the ship sailing in 2023
Mayor highlights progress despite legislative, fiscal challenges.
Tags: Budget
Curry recommends first actions to cover $1.4 million shortfall
Finance Committee approves reassigned funds.
Gainesville commission approves $15K cut to manager’s salary
Item was pulled from consent for discussion.
Newberry approves $43 million budget
Commission votes in program to give largest raises to lowest-paid employees.
Alachua County to vote on $751M budget, pulling public notices
County also considering buying land near Watermelon Pond.
Children’s Trust approves first budget reading
Board also approved six nonprofits to begin negotiating agreements.
Alachua County votes on 2024 taxes, assessments
Property tax, stormwater assessment to increase.
School Board passes budget for 2024
Reapportioned funding shrank the budget by $4.5 million since initial plan.
Newberry passes tentative budget
Commissioners table compensation plan after split vote without tie-breaking member.
School board hashes out budget priorities
Special budget meeting produces some clarity, discussion of staff’s work
Best Gainesville restaurants for under $15 meal
Eating out on a budget doesn’t mean you have to compromise on flavor.
GRACE Marketplace to reduce services
Shelter to change hours, capacity and meals availability to maintain operations after budget cuts.
School board to advertise tentative budget
Millage rate to effectively rise by 8%, expected to generate $160.3 million.
Cornell appointed to Finance and Audit Committee
Florida Association of Counties board selects Alachua County Commissioner to serve.
GNV to study Ironwood, present plan next year
Golf course survives budget cuts.
Governor’s veto slashes meat processing funding
County Commissioner Ken Cornell urges colleagues to use veto as an “off-ramp” on Newberry project.
Gainesville trims more from its budget
Ironwood Golf Course and GRACE marketplace funds added back into fiscal year 2024 plans.
Children’s Trust amends strategic plan
Trust will maintain its millage rate but plans further review for next year’s budget.
GNV concept plan aims to reduce $315M of debt
General fund transfer would reduce to $15 million.
Alachua County proposes holding budget, lower millage
Raemi Eagle-Glenn joins county commission.