Media Release

Fix Our Roads County-wide Meetings

Thursday, October 18, 2012 3:00 PM
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ALACHUA COUNTY, FL - Alachua County invites residents to attend one of several upcoming public meetings about the “Fix Our Roads” Sales Surtax, which will appear on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot.

Attendees will hear a presentation about the surtax given by County staff. Opportunities for questions and comments will also be made available.

The Fix Our Roads sales surtax is on the ballot to create a new funding source for road repair and maintenance throughout the County and in all County municipalities.

Upcoming meetings:

·         Archer City Commission
October 22, 2012 at 7 p.m.
16870 SW 134th Ave., Archer

·         Alachua City Commission
October 22, 2012, at 6:30 p.m.
Alachua City Hall (15100 NW 142nd Terrace, Alachua)

·         Community Wide Meeting
October 23, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
Terwilliger Elementary School Cafeteria (301 Northwest 62nd Street, Gainesville)

·         Citizen's Disability Advisory Council (open to the public)
October 25, 2012, at 3:30 p.m.
Alachua County Administration Building (12 Southeast 1st Street, Gainesville, Grace Knight Conference Room, 2nd floor)

·         Fair Housing Human Rights Board (open to the public)
October 25, 2012, at 5:30 p.m.
Alachua County Administration Building (12 Southeast 1st Street, Gainesville, Grace Knight Conference Room, 2nd floor)

·         Community Wide Meeting
October 29, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
Talbot Elementary School Cafeteria (5701 Northwest 43rd Street, Gainesville)

·         Community Wide Meeting
October 30, 2012, at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 6 p.m.)
Gainesville High School Media Center (1900 Northwest 13th Street, Gainesville)

The ballot language is as follows:

Fix Our Roads Alachua County:
Funding Road Improvements by levying a ¾% sales surtax

Shall Alachua County implement a Road Improvement Plan to extend the life and improve the safety of county Roads by maintaining, paving and reconstructing Roads; and in the Cities of Gainesville, Alachua, Newberry, High Springs, Hawthorne, Waldo and Archer, and the Towns of Micanopy and LaCrosse, funding municipal Road maintenance, construction, reconstruction and paving projects; by levying a 3/4% sales surtax for 15 years subject to independent audit and citizen review?

Visit the Fix Our Roads website for more information about the sales surtax.

View a downloadable key facts sheet (PDF).

View the downloadable slideshow presentation (PDF).

For more information, contact Alachua County Public Works Administrative Assistant, Tricia Kyzar at 352-548-1314 or fixourroads@alachuacounty.us.

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Contact

If you have a disability and need an accommodation in order to participate in a County program, service or public meeting, please contact the Alachua County Equal Opportunity Office at 352-374-5275 at least 2 business days prior to the event. TTY users please call 711 (Florida Relay Service).

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