Charter Review Commission amendments
Summary
Five proposed charter changes head toward the November ballot, including rotating the county chair and a conservation-lands registry requiring a 5-of-7 vote to sell protected land. Residents split on whether the registry is strong enough — some want the Alachua County voter-referendum model — and the council is now drafting a competing amendment requiring unanimous approval for any conservation land sale.
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Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Impact analysis
No direct cost; affects how county conservation lands and council structure are governed.
Depends on the amendment — the registry protects conservation lands; the chair amendment changes how the county's leader is chosen.
Conservation advocates fear the "public purpose" exception could open protected lands to uses like drainage easements.
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