January 9 Alachua County Commission Open Discussion and Regular Meeting
Press release from Alachua County
ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – The Alachua County Commission will conduct an Open Discussion Meeting and its Regular Meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. The Open Discussion Meeting is at 9:30 a.m. in the Grace Knight Conference Room. The regular meeting is in the Jack Durrance Auditorium. It begins at 11:30 a.m. The evening portion of the regular meeting is canceled. Both meetings are on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville).
The meetings can be viewed on Cox Channel 12, the AC TV app (Apple TV, Amazon Fire, Roku), the County’s Facebook site, or the County’s Video on Demand website.
The Open Discussion Meeting items of interest:
- Essential Social Services – Commissioner Anna Prizzia
- Community Navigators – Commissioner Anna Prizzia
- Needs Assessments (301 Corridor) – Chair Mary Alford
View the meeting agenda and backup items.
During the regular meeting, the public can make comments at the meeting in person or call in during the 12 p.m. (noon) comment period. Callers will have 3 minutes to comment on anything not on the agenda and 3 minutes to discuss anything on the agenda. Callers can choose either or both. Those commenting on items on the agenda will not be allowed to comment again on agenda items if attending the meeting in person later in the day. The call-in number is 1-929-205-6099. When prompted, enter meeting ID 873 5974 1977. Callers can hear the meeting while on hold and can use the system to listen. If you wish to comment, “raise your hand” by dialing *9 (star nine). Once you are called on by the last four digits of your phone number, unmute your phone by dialing *6 (star six).
Regular Meeting items of interest:
- 2023 Quarter 4 Employee Length of Service Presentation
- Approval of a Proclamation declaring December 18, 2023, as “Mathew Lewey Day” in Alachua County, Florida
- Approval of a Proclamation declaring January 19, 2024, as “Arbor Day” in Alachua County, Florida
- Request Approval of a Cease-Fire Amid the Ongoing Israel-Hamas War in Gaza Resolution
- Gainesville Sports Commission presentation
- Presentation by Gainesville for All (GNV4ALL)
- Lochloosa Connector – Rimes Tract Tri-Party Option Contract to Purchase Real Property
- Discussion of Interlocal Agreements for Code Enforcement with the small cities
- Christ Community Church Phase 2 Preliminary Development Plan
- Z22-000006: A request to amend Comprehensive Plan FLUE Policy 2.2.3 (Newberry Village)
- Z23-000004 – A request to amend the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Element to allow accessory dwelling units in rural clusters
Stay out of Gaza ceasefire politics. You’re just global Marxist pawns.
Wanting a cease-fire to pause the killings in Gaza is not Marxist, is not anti-Israel, is not pro-Hamas. It is pro-life. I would think anyone who identifies as pro-life is horrified by the death toll, particularly the innocent children.
They have no business inserting themselves into the international conflict in the Middle East. Expressing their PERSONAL opinions under the color of the citizens of Alachua County is just plain wrong. BTW, you might notice the total lack of interest in our roads, as usual (a PRIMARY responsibility of local government).
Total lack of interest in roads? You clearly haven’t been paying attention. https://alachuacounty.us/news/article/pages/Capital-Improvement-Program-Map-and-Project-Spreadsheet.aspx
Yes. And we have been paying attention. Lacking the additional sales tax money they would be doing effectively nothing to fix the roads.
Here is the Chronicle’s excellent coverage of the roads projects brought to you by the voters of Alachua County and their approval of the Wild Spaces Public Places surtax. https://alachuachronicle.com/when-will-that-terrible-road-get-paved/
Truth is that dream will take years, while other roads continue to deteriorate. Too much money is spent on woke projects that belong in cities, if at all. Public Safety and transportation (roads) are the basic, PRIMARY responsibilities of county government. Not DEI, not “affordable housing” (which the woke, Democrat politicians) refuse to define. Not homeless shelters, not owning and running private businesses.
Can they stay in their lane and do something about the vagrants, panhandlers, bums, convicted felons with guns, & potholes? They are out of their jurisdiction!!!!!!
It is in everyone’s “lane” to weigh in on the death toll in Gaza. The County is aggressively addressing roads thanks to the voter-approved sales tax. The State has preempted Counties from regulating guns. The county does not control Law Enforcement or the courts. And while there are many services for the homeless, that continues to be a nationwide problem not unique to our area. It will require state and federal assistance to fix.
“The county does not control Law Enforcement or the courts.”
Well Truth be told the county (and city) DO control law enforcement by using the law enforcement’s agency with the budgeting process. Also, wasn’t the city commissioners the ones to limit the use of K-9 units??? Sounds like an indirect way of controlling law enforcement. In addition, the city is telling Chief Gainey that they have to provide unlimited free calls for inmates in the jail.
Lou, you are absolutely correct. The commissioners are ruining this town. I hope people are taking notes and remembering this garbage when it is time to vote.
Lou, you are confusing City and County. The city has a police department that they control. The County is required to fund the Sheriff but has no control over the law enforcement side of the operation. The County owns the jail and contracts with the Sheriff to operate it, so they have some say over it.
What each person may weigh in on personally is a completely different matter than what people in an elected position should do as representatives for the community as a whole.
The county government’s lane does not include international affairs.
Forget about Israel & Gaza…..they are not part of your elected responsibilities. Now….how bout a cease fire right here in Gville?
There are times when elected officials and communities worldwide weigh in on issues. It is their collective responsibility when witnessing what is happening in a place like Gaza.
I can only hope that Israel does not listen to them.
Few things in life can be more certain than that Israel will pay no attention to the Alachua County Commissioners.
What do we have here global commissioners? Stay the hell out of Middle East politics and fix our roads! There’s enough issues in Gainesville and Alachua county to keep you busy. No one cares what you COUNTY commissioners want for Israel. Idiots . Let Israel do what they need to do. Eliminate terrorists.