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. Archer, High Springs and Newberry soon signaled their agreement with the lawsuit, which was filed in the Eighth Judicial Circuit Court in Gainesville. He exposed his genitals to the female victim as she was biking in the area. Referring to the county commission, she added, “They are not currently managing their greenspace well at all, so I don’t know what makes them think they can manage ours any better. Thu, Dec. 434 New Articles. About ACT News ; Advertise ; Subscribe ; Calendar . This is the final count from the Canvassing Board that was just released moments ago. He was … 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. Election officials said Friday that a second result found Alachua County voters passed a charter amendment to give the county more control over the growth Click here - to use the wp menu builder Sign in If you are an … ALACHUA COUNTY ‒ Unofficial election results are in for the City of High Springs Commission race. Initially, 64,462, or 50.09 percent, voted “yes” during the regular election to 64,230, or 49.91 percent, who voted against approval of the amendment. Alachua City filed a lawsuit in September, contending that the amendment ballot title and summary were misleading, contained improper political rhetoric, and failed to adequately inform voters of its chief purposes. TDD users, please call 711 Florida Relay Service. By Ruelle Fludd. 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. YES 70.69% NO 29.31%. As it stands now, any property not annexed into a city is already governed by Alachua County. The final results: 64,569 (50.1%) in favor of the amendment and 64,304 (49.9%) against. ... County Growth Management Area. Proponents say the amendment was designed to prevent the county from overdevelopment, to protect the wetlands, forests and wildlife corridors. This is Growth Management website. Natural Resource Protection. The vote was so close on Election Day that a recount was automatically triggered. After lunch, canvassing board members spent the afternoon counting 377 duplicate ballots – those that had been faxed or mailed in but were damaged. At the Aug. 24 City Commission meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to approve Resolution No. The Alachua County charter amendment that would create a county growth management area has caused quite a bit of controversy and even led to a lawsuit against the county. 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. Following the manual recount, total votes counted were 128,873. Officials reported then that 64,000 (50.11%) had voted in favor and 63,707 (49.89%) opposed. “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. Alachua County Today. Forty volunteers divided into pairs recounted 15,832 ballots between 9 a.m. to noon. If approved by voters in November, the proposal would create a county growth management area that would forever govern land development, even after part of the area is annexed into a city. (Christian Ortega/WUFT News). 17. 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