City of Alachua

County Commission approves use of Tourist Development
Tax funds to support $1.2 million expansion

The City of Alachua received approval Tuesday, October 25 from the Alachua County Commission for $500,000 in tourist development tax funds to expand the Hal Brady Recreation Complex located in northwest Alachua County. The approval is a major step forward in the plans of Project Legacy, which finalizes a $1.2 million acquisition of 105 acres adjacent to Alachua’s 25-acre recreation complex.

"We are proud the Alachua County Commission recognizes the great merit in Project Legacy and approved funding through Bed Tax revenues,” said Mayor Gib Coerper.  “This is a project that will serve generations of Alachua County residents and provide an increased influx of tourism with a great economic return on investment." The Hal Brady Recreation Complex serves residents county-wide and is utilized year round.  The facility currently attracts over 100,000 persons annually with 75% of users of facilities and programming coming from outside the City of Alachua.
 

The City of Alachua is holding Neighborhood Meetings on Jan. 26, 2012 and Feb. 7, 2012 to discuss proposed modifications and resurfacing to City roads.  The City’s Public Services staff maintains a log of road segments, prioritizes the road segments based on need, and then initiates plans to resurface the road segments with the highest priority.  The following road segments are planned for modifications and resurfacing during the 2011-2012 Fiscal Year:

• NW 135 Terrace from US Highway 441 south to NW 147 Avenue
• NW 147 Avenue from NW 135 Terrace west to NW 137 Terrace
• NW 137 Terrace from NW 147 Avenue south to NW 146 Avenue
• NW 141 Street from NW 154 Avenue to NW 158 Avenue
• NW 133 Terrace from US Highway 441 to NW 155 Place

For additional information regarding the scheduled meetings and components of the project, visit the “Meetings & Events” tab located on right sidebar of the homepage of the City’s website.

This is a representation of how each property tax dollar is divided for property owners in the City of Alachua. For every property tax dollar a City of Alachua property owner pays, only 21.5¢ is received by the City of Alachua, while a total of 78.5¢ is received by other taxing authorities.  The City of Alachua Commission strives to provide our residents high quality services while levying the lowest possible millage rate.

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The City of Alachua is launching a median sponsorship program for landscaped medians located along US Highway 441.  We are extending sponsorship opportunities to business owners in Alachua to be part of this exciting beautification project.