Media Release

​ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - Alachua County is seeking applicants to fill openings on the Rural Concerns Advisory Committee. The County Commission established the Committee in 2003 to provide guidance and advice to the Board regarding rural concerns and issues in Alachua County. They meet on the third Tuesday of each month at 4 p.m. at the Alachua County Extension Office (2800 N.E. 39th Avenue, Gainesville).

The responsibilities of the Committee include establishing the importance of our rural, unincorporated agricultural and historic settlements. The Committee also assists in the development and evaluation of policies and programs affecting the rural areas of the County, represents the rural areas in the County’s various community planning processes and hearings, and assists in the recognition and determination of the needs of the County’s rural residents and advises the Board accordingly.

Vacancies are currently available for one member chosen at large, two people actively involved in agriculture or silviculture, three residents of the unincorporated area of the County (shown in white on the attached map) outside the Urban Cluster designated in the Alachua County Comprehensive Plan, one member of the Alachua County Farm Bureau, and one member of UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS).

Interested applicants may apply online (scroll down to the Rural Concerns Advisory Committee).

For more information, contact Alachua County Principal Planner Ken Zeichner at 352-374-5249 or ksz@alachuacounty.us.