County commission votes to place two charter amendments on the ballot
The County Commission voted to put two charter amendments on the November ballot: a land use amendment and an equity amendment....
City votes to eliminate their part of funding for School Resource Officers and the Joint Aviation Unit
At a budget meeting today, the Gainesville City Commission voted to ask the City Manager to negotiate to stop funding their portion of the Joint...
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City commission continues budget discussion on June 11
The Gainesville City Commission will continue a series of Special Meetings on the budget with Thursday's meeting at 1:00 p.m. Last year, all suggestions to...
City of Gainesville struggles with citizen engagement and transparency during pandemic
The City of Gainesville, like every other governmental body in Florida, set up special rules that allowed them to meet virtually during the pandemic. However,...
Community-Police Relations Focus of Tonight’s Telephone Town Hall
The City of Gainesville will host a telephone town hall on community-police relations tonight, June 10, at 7:15 p.m....
Occupancy at governor’s Phase 2, masks still mandated, playgrounds opening soon
County commissioners decided to adopt the governor's Phase 2 occupancy guidelines with mandatory facial coverings. They also asked staff to open County playgrounds by Friday....
Alachua County Plan to Reopen Poe Springs
Poe Springs will reopen at 50% capacity on weekends only, starting June 13, 2020, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m....
Statement from Commissioner Gigi Simmons
Commissioner Gigi Simmons has issued a statement regarding racism....
County Recognized with Achievement Award for Mental Health First Aid
Alachua County has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties....
June 10 Charter Review Commission Virtual Meeting
The Alachua County 2020 Charter Review Commission (CRC) will meet on Wednesday, June 10, at 5:30 p.m....