BOCC continues slaughterhouse plan in Newberry
Special meeting prompted large turnout.
Tags: Ken Cornell
Alachua County talks roads, cancels jail meeting
Commission discussed how to use new road dollars.
Gainesville signs off on radio system sale
City, county praise $8 million deal.
BOCC approves $8M radio purchase, waits for GNV
City to vote Thursday on sale.
BOCC sets surtax split between conservation, parks
Both departments presented 10-year masterplans.
BOCC reconsiders but doesn’t change housing vote
Opposition from neighbors kept the BOCC from altering its path.
County pledges $350,000 to early learning center
BOCC’s award from ARPA funds matches Gainesville grant.
Charter, bonds might hold up radio system sale
Alachua County wants to buy emergency radio system soon.
BOCC approves development plan, gives GNV deadline
County Commission also OKs inclusionary housing study.
BOCC changes course on housing project
Amid pushback, commission reverses approval on project location.
Alachua County swears in three commissioners
Incumbents talk about plans for next term.
ACSO gets extra salary boost, refutes report
Sheriff’s office says it wants to stay competitive.
Alachua County again selects all-Democratic BOCC
Incumbents win in final countywide vote.
Voters pass surtax, single-member districts
Both measures slip by on narrow margins.
Incumbents look to retain county commission posts
Infrastructure improvements and fiscal responsibility are top issues among candidates
Mud flies over single-member districts
Voters to decide issue on Nov. 8.
Voters to decide Alachua County Commission structure
Both parties use same logic for at-large structure.
Alachua County rejects West End land use change
Commission said land to remain recreational.
November candidates pitch plans in local forum
Forum includes Gainesville, Alachua County and 8th Circuit Court candidates.
BOCC approves $5 million in emergency funds
Commission also ratifies millage rate, talks surtax.
Landlords voice opposition to city inspection program
Permit program requires energy efficiency upgrades
Local leaders launch surtax campaign for November
Proposal increases to full-cent infrastructure surtax.
BOCC pivots on affordable housing project
Commission wants to change location, asks for state approval.
County animal shelter ‘turned a corner’ since June
Overcrowding has stopped as intake restrictions continue.