For a city founded on the innovation of the steam engine locomotive, High Springs is faced with tough decisions when the idea of losing it’s local rail lines is presented.
The first Friday of every month, downtown High Springs is buzzing with live music, activities for children of all ages, and shops open late! Each month has a unique theme and features different activities and free giveaways at participating local businesses.
Also, the High Springs Library will be hosting a Flag Retirement Ceremony at [...]
The kind folks at the Alachua County Today were nice enough to allow me to write a guest column in their paper, which is on newsstands now. The column was written as a response to a piece done on the Cedar Lane house, the financial loss, and the comments that were aimed back at our [...]
With a meeting lasting until roughly midnight, last night was a very productive meeting. The democratic process is always a great one to watch unfold and it’s results are always appreciated. Below is what happened:
CONSIDER USING ADDITIONAL NON-RESTRICTED GENERAL FUNDS IN PLACE OF RESTRICTED ROAD IMPROVEMENT FUNDS (GAS TAX) FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE ROAD [...]
CITY COMMISSION MEETING AGENDA City Hall 110 N.W. 1st Avenue JUNE 24, 2010 [...]
Thursday night’s Commission Meeting took a somber turn when the event-that’s been ominously looming over us all-finally came to pass. Marking the beginning of the end of arguably the worst financial disaster in our City’s history, a contract was accepted unanimously by the commission on the city owned residential home.
The previous commission’s idea was [...]
CITY COMMISSION MEETING
AGENDA
City Hall
110 N.W. 1st Avenue
JUNE 10, 2010 6:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR WILLIAM J. COUGHLIN
INVOCATION: PASTOR BYRAN WILLIAMS, MT. CARMEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: MAYOR WILLIAM J. COUGHLIN
ROLL CALL: JAMES D. DRUMM, CITY MANAGER
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
1. CONSIDER [...]
On June 8, 2010, Alachua Board of County Commissioners will be considering a Sales Tax to be placed on the November Ballot. The sales tax is being considered as a “replacement” so-to-speak for the expiring Wild Spaces Public Places tax.
The agenda will include a 1:30 p.m. time certain item regarding the potential of an infrastructure [...]
As posted earlier, I was invited to be on the radio program Talk of the Town earlier last week, and I have had many requests to hear the audio due to people missing the program.
Well, the wait is over, below you will find the audio of the show, without commercials:
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