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UPDATE (03/10) : During the March 10th regular commission meeting the mayor informed the commission this item has been suspended until next year’s budget talks due to the expedited time-frame that was required to implement for this year.
After some initial talks between their respective staffs, it appears as though an [...]
Monday night our Commission convened to review the counter proposal given to us by Alachua County for providing fire services to their residents. While using rough math and the call volume from last year, the City’s original proposal would have cost the County an estimated $330k, roughly a $200k increase from what they were offering.
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Today at 1:30pm the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners will be discussing in more detail the Fire Assessment fee proposed to be voted on this summer. Current the county funds its fire protection services through an MSTU, or an additional property tax, but are looking to replace it with a fee calculated on square [...]
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