1 day ago · GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County leaders are offering a plan for a landfill that’s been at the center of a decades-long fight. Commissioners unanimously passed a six-part plan for the Florence Landfill.

3 days ago · Concerned citizens gathered outside the Alachua County Administration Building on Tuesday to advocate for closing the Florence Landfill in southeast Gainesville, wanting the County Commission to “dump the dump.” The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) was only scheduled for a staff update on the facility and its status. But after a packed public comment, the commissioners ...

2 days ago · Over 25 students and southeast Gainesville residents gathered outside the Alachua County Commission building Tuesday to protest the Florence Landfill, the final resting place of local construction ...

1 day ago · The Florence Recycling and Disposal landfill in southeast Gainesville received more outcry on Tuesday at the Alachua County Commission meeting from residents who object to its location and recent ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – During the evening session of their January 28 regular meeting, the Alachua County Commission heard an update on the Florence landfill, heard from citizens, and voted to ask ...

2 days ago · Alachua County Residents Demand Action as Florence Landfill Concerns Escalate In a pivotal meeting this week, the Alachua County Commission addressed growing concerns from residents living near the Florence Landfill. The facility, long a source of frustration for nearby communities, has sparked renewed outrage over environmental and health risks.

2 days ago · GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -Members of the Sierra Club, an environmentalist group, are rallying with southeast Gainesville residents to urge county commissioners to relocate the Florence Landfill. “The property sits within 500 feet of homes, and churches and schools and parks,” Sarah Younger, a ...

1 day ago · Alachua County leaders are offering a plan for a landfill that’s been at the center of a decades-long fight.

May 13, 2024 · Southeast Gainesville residents and local environmental groups are continuing their fight to shut down the Florence Landfill, a dump which many say threatens public health and safety.

11 hours ago · The Florence Recycling and Disposal landfill in southeast Gainesville received more outcry on Tuesday at the Alachua County Commission meeting from residents who object to its location and recent ...