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City of Alachua wins 2024 “Restoring Communities Award” for hurricane recovery efforts

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - City of Alachua leaders announced in a press release that they received the 2024 “Restoring ...
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Newcomers defeat incumbents in City of Alachua elections

Two new faces will soon frequent Alachua’s City Hall. Walter Welch and Jacob Fletcher beat incumbent Mayor Gib Coerper and Vice Mayor Ed Potts, respectively, in Tuesday’s election. Their victories are ...
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City of Alachua joins statewide planning lawsuit on the premise that locals know best (even when they disagree)

Alachua City Commissioners often clash on how to plan for the city’s growth but, in a recent vote, unanimously agreed that those decisions should remain local. The city joined a statewide challenge to ...
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Supervisor of Elections finds nine voters in City of Alachua election potentially ineligible, turns list over to prosecutors

ALACHUA, Fla. – Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Kim Barton has found that nine voters in the City of Alachua’s April 8 election were potentially ineligible to vote; the mayoral race in that ...
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Letter from Barton to Kramer: Ineligible voters may have voted in city of Alachua election

Nine Alachua city residents may have voted in the city's April 8 election despite being ineligible. The potential ineligibility stems from possible felony convictions or unpaid fines and fees.