ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – The Alachua County Commission will conduct their Regular Meeting/Public Hearing on Tuesday, April 9, 2013. 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) on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building located at 12 SE 1st Street, downtown Gainesville.
Items of interest at the Regular Meeting include:
12. National Ag Day and Week Presentation
13. Alachua County's 2013 Legislative update
14. Fairgrounds application and license agreement
15. Staff response to Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) and Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) concerns
16. Wagmore Foundation "Gift for 2013 Conferences"
17. Disposition of Alachua County’s 625 SW 4th Avenue Property
18. CHOICES Closedown Plan
Items of interest at the Public Hearing include:
28. Option contract Buck Bay Flatwoods - Cox and Moore property by Alachua County Forever.
30. CPA-01-13: A request for a Comprehensive Plan Amendment for an agricultural enclave for 136 acres southeast of SW Archer Rd/SW 107th St intersection in accordance with Florida statutes
Zoning and land use items include: (If you know citizens who live near these projects, please share this press release.)
31. ZOM-02-13: A request by Alachua County to change the zoning designation of the Phifer Flatwoods Preserve from Agriculture (A) to Preservation (P).
32. ZOM-03-13: A request by Alachua County to change the zoning designation of the Barr Hammock Preserve from Agriculture (A) to Preservation (P).
33. ZOM-04-13: A request by Alachua County to change the zoning designation of the Mill Creek Preserve from Agriculture (A) to Preservation (P).
34. ZOM-06-13: A request by Alachua County to change the zoning designation of the Paynes Prairie Sweetwater Preserve from Planned Development (PD) and Manufacturing Services and Industrial (MS) to Preservation (P).
View the complete Regular/Public Hearing/Consent 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. Citizens are encouraged to attend meetings, view them live on Cox Channel 12, or on the County’s Video on Demand website. Citizens are encouraged to stay engaged by signing up for the following: Facebook Twitter Newsletter/Press Release
For more information, contact the Alachua County Communications Office at 352-374-5204.