City of Alachua

The City of Alachua is seeking Poll Workers for the upcoming 2012 City of Alachua Election that will be held on April 10, 2012. Poll Workers must be available between the hours of 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. on the day of the Election. Training will begin in March 2012. Compensation is $10.00 per hour plus mileage. Breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks provided.

The Alachua City Commission is accepting applications for two (2) vacancies on its Parks and Recreation Advisory Board. Appointments will be for three-year terms. Interested applicants must be a resident of Alachua, be willing to attend meetings on at least a quarterly basis and have a keen interest in parks and recreation.  To apply, you may obtain an application by clicking here or contact the City of Alachua at (386) 418-6100 to obtain a copy. Applications must be received by the City on or before February 2, 2012 for consideration. You may send your application Attention: City Manager’s Office, P.O. Box 9, Alachua, FL 32616.

The City of Alachua recently held a grand opening of its newly completed 1.5 million gallon per day (mgd) advanced water reclamation facility. The ceremony was the culmination of a project which was initiated more than 12 years ago when the Alachua City Commission recognized its existing wastewater treatment plant was reaching capacity and becoming obsolete.  The City received a Small Disadvantaged Community Grant which funded 57% of the $22.5 million project total. The City also received State legislative appropriations totaling $1.6 million earmarked for the project.

“The recent expansion of our wastewater treatment facility will attract future residents and businesses to our community while better serving our citizens,” said City Manager Traci Cain.  “The sustainability and economic growth of our community is directly related to providing vital infrastructure.”

The 18-month construction project began in November 2009. The new facilities were substantially completed and placed into service in April 2011.  The new wastewater treatment facilities, which have an expected operational life of 40 years, expand the capacity of the plant by more than 50% from 0.937 mgd to 1.5 mgd.

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.