The Alachua County Commission will conduct the Regular Meeting, and the Public Hearing on Tuesday, February 26, 2019. The Regular Meeting begins at 9 a.m., and the Public Hearing begins at 5 p.m. Both meetings are in the Jack Durrance Auditorium (Room 209), located on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 S.E. 1st Street, downtown Gainesville).
The County Commission will recess at 1 p.m. for an attorney-client litigation session. Learn more about this session.
Items of interest at the Regular Meeting:
- Approval of a Proclamation declaring February 23, 2019, as "Menagerie in Motion Day" in Alachua County, Florida
- Economic Development Advisory Committee appointments
- Appointments to the Alachua County Historical Commission and extension of sunset date
- Appointment of Code Enforcement Special Magistrate
- Regional Transit System Advisory Board Appointments
- Appointment of Library Board of Trustees Member - Alachua County Representative - term ending March 31, 2022
- Wild Spaces Public Places Oversight Board requests for repayment from the City of Gainesville for specified expenditures
- Strike Out Hunger Food Drive and Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway presentation
- 1 p.m. – Recess the Regular Meeting in order to hold a closed-to-the public attorney-client litigation session
- Proposed revisions to the Alachua County Water Quality Code
- Fire Chief Confirmation - Harold Theus
View the Regular Meeting and backup materials
Items of interest at the Public Hearing:
Public Hearings
- Watermelon Pond – J. Kinnard Tract - Option Contract to Purchase Real Property (Alachua County Forever)
- Watermelon Pond – R&D Kinnard Tract - Option Contract to Purchase Real Property (Alachua County Forever)
- Barr Hammock – Wolfsheimer Tract - Option Contract to Purchase Real Property (Alachua County Forever)
- Lake Tuscawilla – Franklin Crates Tract - Option Contract to Purchase Real Property (Alachua County Forever)
View the Public Hearing agenda and backup materials
There are four public comment opportunities during the Regular/Public Hearing Meetings, which enable citizens to speak to items, not on the agenda. The public is encouraged to attend the meetings. They will be available to view live on Facebook, Cox Channel 12, and on the County’s Video on Demand website.
Citizens are encouraged to stay engaged by signing up for the following: Facebook Twitter Instagram Newsletter/Press Release
For more information, contact the Alachua County Communications Office at 352-374-5204.