MediaUpdate

​At the January 13 Alachua County Commission meeting, Commissioners heard from animal shelter volunteers and promised an update on animal shelter operations on January 27, along with a decision about the location for a new shelter.

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​The event featured guest speakers, including Holtzworth, other arborists and Alachua County Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler. Wheeler read the county’s Arbor Day Proclamation, while Holtzworth and the other guest speakers talked about the aging process of trees, protecting them from lightning and the importance of adding them to urban spaces.

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​The Alachua County Community Support Services’ Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center invite survivors of violence to submit original artwork for the upcoming 2026 Survivors of Violence Art Exhibit.

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​Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center is offering a 10-week, in-person writing-based support group. This group is open to women and nonbinary survivors of sexual violence. 

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​According to the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department, the area has the highest concentration of freshwater springs in the world and brings in millions of dollars from recreation. 

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​Tara April developer Sayed Moukhtara sought a “special exception” permit to build stormwater basins in an area zoned for agriculture near the intersection of Interstate-75 and U.S. Route 441. City and county staff raised concerns about the site’s sinkhole risk and recommended further studies.

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​Alachua County is excited to launch My Alachua County, a new mobile app that delivers timely notifications and information on County services straight to your phone, strengthening our commitment to finding new and effective ways to communicate with residents.

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​Residents along County Road 235 say heavy truck traffic continues to worsen on the two-lane road between Newberry and Alachua, creating mounting safety concerns in the residential area.

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​During Commission Comment at the end of the January 13 Alachua County Commission meeting, Commissioners voted to withdraw a Chair letter to the Sheriff after Commissioner Anna Prizzia said the Undersheriff told her the agency has “already agreed to take down mugshots on social media.” However, a spokesman from the Sheriff’s Office told us “conversations are ongoing” and mugshots may be posted in specific circumstances.

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