The City of Trenton heard from Sheriff Bobby Schultz, decided on eight candidates to interview for its public safety chief position, decided on locations for new stop signs in the southwest section and set the pay for its new fire officer.City commissioner began the meeting by narrowing down the 25 applicants for its public safety chief position.The commission will interview eight candidates: Gary Boothby, Matthew … Continue reading Sheriff asks City of Trenton to reconsider waiting to hire new chief before deciding whether to send cars, equipment to GCSO

The Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners voted to move forward and begin the process of purchasing property for a new solid waste facility.The new property is located on County Road 340, half a mile to three-quarters of a mile west of State Road 47, County Administrator Bobby Crosby said at the May 18 meeting.The property is 29.7 acres on the north side of CR … Continue reading County moving forward in process to purchase new solid waste property

The Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners voted to approve a new boat and RV storage at the corner of State Road 47 and County Road 138.The facility, Santa Fe Local Supply and Storage, will include a 1,800 square-foot retail building, a 1,350 square-foot maintenance building and four unenclosed canopies that will have 102 storage stalls for boats and RVs.The only entrance to the facility … Continue reading BOCC approves boat and RV storage at corner of SR 47 and CR 138

Gilchrist County residents expressed their opposition to the Water First North Florida project at Monday’s meeting of the Board of County Commissioners.The board planned to discuss a proposed resolution from the North Central Florida Regional Planning Council opposing the project.The Water First North Florida project is a project that is designed to recharge the aquifer in North Central Florida.Suwannee River Water Management representatives say Jacksonville’s … Continue reading Citizens express opposition to Water First North Florida project at county commission meeting

Amanda Burton, who was offered the position of office employee for the Town of Bell, declined the position, Mayor Sandra Moore confirmed.Moore said the Bell Town Council would address how to move forward with the position at its next meeting. Continue reading Top candidate for Bell’s office employee position declines offer

Trenton reversed course on its plan to implement speed-detection cameras in its school zones Monday.During her report at the end of the meeting, City Manager Brittany Mills asked the City Council about completing a request for proposals for the cameras.At that point, multiple board members expressed that they were not interested in moving forward with the project.When Mayor Robbi Coarsey Avery asked if it was … Continue reading Trenton votes not to move forward with school zone cameras

The Town of Bell hired a new office employee last week to fill an upcoming opening.The Town Council voted, 4-1, to hire Amanda Burton to fill the space that will be vacated by Michelle Rose, who submitted her resignation earlier this year.Burton has a bachelor’s degree in accounting and had done accounting work for her husband’s company.Councilman Gary Blankenship was the only one to vote … Continue reading Bell hires new office employee, initiates contract without checking with town attorney

The Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners voted to advertise possible speed limit changes on several roads in the county Monday afternoon.The first road was NW 100th Street, as well as 101st, 102nd and 103rd. County Administrator Bobby Crosby recommended changing the speed limit on those roads to 25 miles per hour.The roads are currently unmarked, and unmarked rural roads have a default speed limit … Continue reading County to begin process for multiple possible speed limit changes

Bell Town Clerk Michelle Rose resigned at Thursday night’s meeting.Rose will remain for the next four weeks as the town works on how to move forward.Bell will be reverting its clerk position to its original responsibilities as listed by the town charter.The clerk position had taken on some of the duties of a town manager, but, going forward, the clerk will only be required to … Continue reading Bell Town Clerk resigns