The man has been described as a white 20 – 30-year-old male, approximately 5 ft.10-in. Thu, Dec. 434 New Articles. Alachua County’s Election Day results tallied 64,462 yes votes — 50.09% — and 64,230 no votes — 49.91% — as of Sunday for the growth management amendment. We provide information about building department, planning, zoning and development review, trasportation division and Code Enforcement division. A week after the election, the fate of Alachua County’s growth management area ballot amendment still hangs in the air due to a razor-thin vote margin. ALACHUA COUNTY ‒ A manual recount of the Alachua County Growth Management Area Amendment was completed on Friday, Nov. 13, at the Supervisor of Elections Office in Gainesville. Tropical Storm Eta temporarily delayed the beginning of the recount, which was previously scheduled to begin on Thursday, Nov. 12. A second recount found that Alachua County voters passed the charter amendment giving the county greater control over area growth and development, elections officials said Friday. 2020 Election Results Alachua County voters approved all 2020 Charter Review Commission amendments (see page 7 of 9) Growth Management Area – Official Recount Results Scroll through each resolution for ballot items in Spanish. At the Aug. 24 City Commission meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. ... County Charter … GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Controversy continues after a close call on Alachua County ballots surrounding the Alachua County Growth Management Area Amendment. Of those 64,569, or 50.10 percent, voted “yes” to 64,304 voters, or 49.90 percent, who voted against approval of the amendment. The Alachua County Canvassing Board has rescheduled the manual recount of the Alachua County Growth Management Area Charter Amendment referendum until Friday, Nov. 13, at... November 10, 2020 Cammack calls for ensuring “the integrity of our election process” ... Unofficial results for Alachua County races... November 3, 2020 Unofficial results available following election on Supervisor of Elections’ … The hotly contested Alachua County Charter Amendment regarding the County taking control of the Growth Management Area was close and may require a recount. Should you have any questions, please call us at 352-374-5243 for building department and 352-374-5249 for all other divisions for assistance. A map of what the County is calling the Growth Management Area shows that a very large portion of Alachua County is within that area. Update or Upgrade Your Sustaining Gift Today! (Christian Ortega/WUFT News). By Ruelle Fludd. He exposed his genitals to the female victim as she was biking in the area. The top stories near you • WUFT News: Second Recount Finds Alachua County Growth Management Area Amendment Passes. TDD users, please call 711 Florida Relay Service. Amendments whose margins are within 0.5% are automatically subjected to a machine recount. If this amendment is approved, the County will not only govern those lands, but also lands within the various municipalities, thus undermining Home Rule. Municipalities could still expand and develop nearby unincorporated lands not protected by a growth management zone, and would still have enough room to grow before annexing those lands, proponents say. ALACHUA COUNTY ‒ Unofficial election results are in for the City of High Springs Commission race. Archer, High Springs and Newberry soon signaled their agreement with the lawsuit, which was filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Gainesville. This is Growth Management website. ... County Growth Management Area. “I think in the long run, this will be both an economic boon for our community by protecting these lands and the rural farmlands.”. The amendments are: County Growth Management Area . YES 50.05% (too close to call) NO 49.95%. The amendment also allows the County Commission to remove property from the County Growth Management Area by a supermajority vote. About ACT News ; Advertise ; Subscribe ; Calendar . ... Alachua County aims to continually improve the accessibility and usability of its website. Although figures were slightly changed, the result remained the same. In the general election, the growth management area amendment was narrowly approved by 64,327 voters, accounting for 50.07% of the total 128,692 tabulated that day. If you are an … Natural Resource Protection. “I hope that the [Board of County Commissioners] BOCC will reconsider all of their policies that are really just attempts to seize control and power away from its citizens and the cities that are trying to live peacefully within this county. Published: Nov. 12, 2020 at 8:10 PM PST. Six proposed amendments are to the Alachua County charter, and four amendments for the City of Gainesville charter. If approved by voters, this amendment would establish a “County Growth Management Area.” A map of the proposed County Growth Management Area is available on … Mark Olson (left) and John Durr were among 40 volunteers who recounted more than 15,000 ballots Friday to decide the fate of the Alachua County growth management area amendment. County Charter Amendment Establishing County Growth Management Area Relationship Between County and Municipal Ordinances for Protection of Certain Natural Resources Identification and Elimination of Racial and Gender Bias in Alachua County Policies County Charter Amendment Establishing Alachua County Affordable Housing Trust Fund As it stands now, any property not annexed into a city is already governed by Alachua County. NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) -A second recount of the Alachua County Growth Management Area Amendment is on Friday morning. The final results: 64,569 (50.1%) in favor of the amendment and 64,304 (49.9%) against. 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