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Commissioner Mike Byerly said though it is too late in the process for the 2018 fiscal year to find an alternative to the assessment, it is important that the county look at alternatives for the following fiscal year. Cleveland Tinker @ClevelandTinker Citizens from around Alachua County voiced their opinions about the fire assessment fee passed by the Alachua County Commission a few months ago. Dozens of property owners let commissioners know how they feel about the new fee at a public hearing Tuesday night at the County Administration Building in downtown Gainesville . The commission at the end of the meeting voted unanimously to have county officials gather information about alternatives to the assessment fee for fiscal year 2019. Commissioner Mike Byerly said though it is too late in the budgeting process for the 2018 fiscal year that begins Oct. 1 to find an alternative to the assessment, it is important that the county look at alternatives for the following fis...

In the wake of the violence that erupted earlier this month at a white nationalist rally in Virginia, Asheville City Council approved a resolution condemning the actions of white supremacists and racial violence in Charlottesville. The resolution passed at its Aug. 22 meeting reads , in part: The Asheville City Council do hereby reject the message of all hate groups; renounce racism, white supremacy, anti-Semitism, the KKK, neo-Nazis, domestic terrorism and hatred; declare that those who want to spread hatred, bigotry and violence have no place in the city of Asheville; and commit to ensuring that Asheville remains a place of love and compassion, where hate is not, and never will be, welcome. The resolution also tasks Council ’s Governance Committee with reviewing “the relevant General Statutes and other applicable laws related to historical markers and monuments on city property.” Mayor Esther Manheimer said the city will formulate a plan for public engagement around monuments....