MediaUpdate

​Other than essential services, most Alachua County offices will be closed on Friday, June 19, 2026, in observance of Juneteenth.

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​This is a call to action regarding urgent animal welfare matters in our community. I have already submitted this text formally to Alachua County Animal Resources (ACAR), the County Commission, and local organizations, but public awareness is required to ensure accountability and immediate change.

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​At about 4 p.m. on June 13, units from Alachua County Fire Rescue and Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a reported residential structure fire near the 4900 block of SW Archer Road. 

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​David Peaton, the assistant director of Emergency Management for Alachua County, said it’s important that all members of the community, no matter the age, are prepared.

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​Amateur radio does so many great things for youth and adults, all throughout the year and especially during disasters, that the Alachua County Commission proclaimed June 21-28 as Amateur Radio Week at their June 9 public meeting. Commissioner Anna Prizzia and Interim Fire Chief Jeff Taylor made the presentation to multiple local ham radio volunteers who volunteer at the direction of Emergency Manager Jen Grice.  

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​The Gainesville & Alachua County Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) has launched a newly redesigned website aimed at improving public access to transportation planning information, project updates, meeting schedules and educational resources.

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​The Office of Emergency Management is working with the Alachua County Library District to give kids storm-prep materials, in bags the kids decorate themselves.

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​The county’s current contract with New River Solid Waste Association, which transports the county’s solid waste to its facility in Union County, expires in 2028. The commission voted Tuesday to research options for future solid waste disposal. 

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​At the June 9 Alachua County Commission meeting, the board approved extending sewer lines to Archer and Newberry; discussed options for trash disposal, including two potential sites for a landfill in the county; passed a resolution recommending once-a-week year-round watering restrictions; and approved land use and zoning changes for the UF Golf property.

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​The Alachua County Commission and the Alachua County Children’s Trust will hold a joint meeting on Thursday, June 11, 2026. The meeting begins at 4 p.m. in the Grace Knight Conference Room on the second floor of the Alachua County Administration Building (12 SE 1st St., Gainesville).​

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​The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) gave greenlights Tuesday to UF’s 36-hole golf course on Parker Road and an eight-mile wastewater pipeline from Archer to Newberry.  

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​The Alachua County Commission has unanimously approved a comprehensive plan change and rezoning for a proposed University of Florida golf course development in southwest Alachua County.

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​Alachua County officials said large-scale data centers are not allowed under the current Comprehensive Plan or land development codes.

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​ Alachua County leaders have approved a sewer project in Archer after decades of complaints about sewer service.

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​The proposed golf course would sit west of Haile Plantation and south of Tioga, along Parker Road. In addition to the greens themselves, the course will include up to 30 cottages for overnight guests and up to 145,000 square feet of team amenities, clubhouses and maintenance facilities.

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