High Springs doubles down on public safety cuts with 2026-27 budget adoption
Florida City and County Management Association to help look for interim and permanent city manager.
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High Springs doubles down on public safety cuts with 2026-27 budget adoption
Florida City and County Management Association to help look for interim and permanent city manager.
‘To save this city’: High Springs to negotiate fire and police services with Alachua County
Commissioners deem both services unsustainable.
High Springs fire chief goes part-time, lands Suwannee County captain role
Commissioner says short staff could diminish fire department.
High Springs settles city manager termination for $15K
City requests help from Florida City and County Management Association for new manager.
High Springs to negotiate settlement with terminated city manager
City Commission approves 53% fire assessment increase.
High Springs puts city manager on leave with impending termination
Attorney Bobi Frank filed complaints against police chief.
Former High Springs Mayor Gene Petteway dies at 82, honored with city proclamation
Local pharmacist served on City Commission 1973 to 1975.
High Springs to keep both fire and police, increase fire assessment
Citizens, officials speak to divisions.
High Springs brainstorms rate increases, revenue streams to save fire and police
City manager to hold final cuts until new finance director is onboarded.
State orders chokehold on High Springs CRA funding, warns of suit for missing audit
Residents call on City Commission to expedite report.
High Springs fires finance director Diane Wilson
Elimination follows $900K bill from November.
High Springs continues wastewater bill investigation, punts solid waste contract
Commission to make final solid waste vote in January.
High Springs drains emergency reserves to pay surprise $900K bill
Miller voted mayor, Bloodsworth Jr. vice mayor.
High Springs re-elects Grunder, approves extended Sunday alcohol sales
Mayoral terms limited to one year.
Alachua County’s state delegation hears funding, advocacy requests
Florida’s 2026 legislative session begins in January.
High Springs City Commission candidates gear up for Nov. 4 election
Voters to also decide the city’s Sunday alcohol ordinance.
Local municipalities complete 2025-26 budgets
Alachua, High Springs and Newberry among multiple cities to finalize budgets.
High Springs continues fire contract with county, approves budget
City staff issue apologies for misinformation at Aug. 28 meeting.
Alachua County Opioid Task Force launches countywide awareness campaign
Initiative addresses dangers of opioids and rising fentanyl threat in community.
High Springs withdraws criticism of Alachua County Fire Rescue, cites misinformation
Letter from labor union calls out inaccuracies from Aug. 28 commission meeting.
High Springs to raise taxes, save fire department to solve 2025-26 deficit
Commissioners to send letter to Alachua County against “bad faith” fire aid cut negotiations.
High Springs talks cutting fire department to curb $723k deficit in 2025-26
Raises fire assessment rate to $250.
High Springs voters to determine Sunday alcohol policy
Commission approves second reading of Nov. 4 ballot.
High Springs approves $90K land development code rewrite
City Commission sets 2025-26 potential tentative maximum millage rate to 6.99.