Alachua County Commission

Seven new members joined the CareerSource North Central Florida Board in March 2015. Members are appointed by either the Alachua County Commission, Bradford County Commission or Dual County Commission, which serves both Alachua and Bradford counties. “As we welcome new members, we also strengthen our outreach in the community,” said Thomas McIntosh, CareerSource NCFL board...

Another candidate has withdrawn from the running for the position of Alachua County Manager. Stockton Whitten, the current deputy manager for Brevard County, sent an email to Commissioner Mike Byerly Monday saying that accepting the position was not the best choice for he and his family right now. Whitten will remain in his current position...

By Caitlyn Finnegan The county is adding more solar power to its collection of green energy initiatives. The Alachua County Commission approved a request for a new 4.92-acre solar array on the edge of Paynes Prairie during its Tuesday afternoon meeting. Sybac Solar, a solar panel design and installation firm based in Orlando, will build...

By Caitlyn Finnegan The Alachua County Commission has decided to move forward with negotiations for the county manager position after the first candidate has withdrawn from consideration. Stockton Whitten, the county’s No. 2 choice and the current deputy manager for Brevard County, will be contacted and offered the original contract offered to the first choice...

By Caitlyn Finnegan With shrinking revenue from Alachua County’s gas tax struggling to meet the public’s demands for more transit projects and upgrades to local infrastructures, the Alachua County Commission is searching for a new way to fund transportation projects. After holding a transportation summit in April, the county logged 464 responses from community members...

By Caitlyn Finnegan After spending the last few weeks haggling over contract details, the Alachua County Commission has finally settled on the basic terms of their offer to prospective new county manager James Bourey; but will he accept? Bourey, who has served as the city manager for Greenville, S.C., and currently serves as a consultant...

By Caitlyn Finnegan The Alachua County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to enter into contract negotiations with former Greenville, S.C., city manager James Bourey for the position of county manager. During its special meeting held Tuesday morning, the commission discussed what qualities they were looking for in an ideal candidate for the county manager position before...

By Caitlyn Finnegan In what stood as the last test before the Alachua County Commission’s final decision on Tuesday, the remaining candidates for the county manager position were interviewed one last time after spending two days racing through individual interviews, meet-and-greets and meetings with community organizations. As the five candidates rotated through their panel interviews...