Gainesville City Commission meeting rescheduled for April 28, 2021

Hello everyone,

Thank you all for your continued support and patience. I wanted to let everyone know that the Gainesville City Commission has decided to move the vote on the St. Michael's rezoning to a special meeting on April 28th. The meeting will be held at City Hall and it begins at 6 p.m.

This will be the only item on the agenda and they will make the final decision at this meeting. It's important for each one of us to tell them why we don't want this rezoning application approved. I think we all want to do what is best for our community, our neighborhood and our family. However, the traffic and safety issues created by this development won't be good for anyone.

We have already submitted the 775 petition signatures and comments to the commissioners. If additional people sign the petition, we will submit those signatures and comments as well.

Below you will find the meeting details and various ways you can express your opinions. 

Gainesville City Commission Meeting

Thursday, April 28, 2021; 6 p.m.

THE CITY COMMISSION WILL MAKE A FINAL DECISION ON THESE APPLICATIONS:

1)     Petition PB-20-141 LUC Amend the Future Land Use from Office (O) and Conservation (CON) to Planned Use District (PUD)

2)     Petition PB-20-142 ZON Rezone property from Office (OF) and Conservation (CON) to Planned Development (PD)

Ways to participate in the meeting:

• Attend in person: (this makes the biggest impression) City Hall Auditorium 200 East University Ave, Gainesville, FL 32601
• Verbal public comment during the meeting: Dial (800) 876-7516 and a moderator will call on you when it’s your turn to speak. You will have three minutes to comment.
• Written public comment:  City of Gainesville Dept. of Sustainable Development, PO Box 490 Station 11, Gainesville, FL 32602-0490
• e-comment: note-you can only submit e-comments from April 21- April 28. Use this link to submit comments. https://gainesville.legistar.com/calendar.aspx
• Phone listen-only: (301) 715-8592; meeting ID# 883 7889 2843
• View the live meeting: Cox Cable Channel 12 or online
  http://cityofgainesville.org/CommunicationsOffice/Community12TV/LiveWebStreaming.aspx

Questions: Clerk of the Commission (352) 334-5015

IF YOU ARE AN AFFECTED PARTY:

If you are an affected party, you should have received a post card this week letting you how to submit additional information and/or make a presentation. Affected parties must submit additional information and/or make a request to present, no later than April 21st. Affected parties are allowed to make presentations beyond the normal time  provided in the public comment section of the meeting. Here is the link to submit your information and/or request time, beyond the public comment section. https://form.jotform.com/CofG_Planning/QJForm

Please take a moment to read an article which recently appeared in The Independent Florida Alligator. The story of University Avenue, sadly, could be the future for NW 43rd Street and the adjacent neighborhoods if we don't do every reasonable thing possible to make it safer now.  

We urge you to - Say NO to the Rezone & Say YES to a Safer Community