My name is Nicole Riley Deen, and I am running for City Commissioner, Seat 1.As a commissioner, I will serve you with transparency, honesty and integrity.I believe in an open door policy and encourage input from the community.I will work to improve existing city services, lower water rates, continue improving our city streets, and take a common sense approach to any issues we face.I vow … Continue reading Nicole Riley Deen announces candidacy for Trenton City Commission Seat 1

The Supervisor of Elections Office missed a payment to Dominion, the company that makes voting machines, because the invoice was sent to an email address that does not exist.The total cost on the invoice was $18,059.04 and covered licenses, firmware and warranties for the county’s voting systems.The money will come out of the general fund, but it will actually be covered by the money the … Continue reading Supervisor of Elections Office missed payment to Dominion because invoice was sent to email address that does not exist

Trenton voted to fund a city wide paving project by cutting  its Public Safety Department  at Monday’s meeting.  During the unscheduled guests portion of the meeting, Trenton resident Tom Rittenhouse said he got signatures  from residents that live near  him stating they would prefer  to keep police over having  their roads paved.  Commissioner Randy Rutter  said he was more interested in  a road assessment similar to  … Continue reading Trenton votes to fund city-wide paving project by cutting public safety

The Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners approved an agreement with Ginnie Springs Outdoors.The goal of the agreement is to make Ginnie Springs safer and more family friendly.According to the agreement, Ginnie Springs Outdoors will ensure that all marketing will clearly state that Ginnie Springs is “Family Friendly” and that firearms, public nudity, the distribution of controlled substances and the consumption of alcohol by individuals … Continue reading County Commission approves agreement with Ginnie Springs Outdoors

The Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners finalized its tax rates for the 2025-2026 fiscal year Monday evening.The board maintained the rates voted on at the tentative budget hearing: a general millage rate of 8.5 mills and an EMS municipal services taxing unit millage rate of 0.9026 mills.The general millage rate is down from 8.7 mills last year, but it is still around 8 percent … Continue reading County Commission finalizes tax rates

The Town of Bell set its tentative millage rate Thursday night.The tentative millage rate was set at 3.0 mills and approved by a 5-0 vote.The tentative budget was set at just over $1.2 million and also approved by a 5-0 vote. This is 8.5 percent higher than the rolled back rate, which would generate the same amount of tax revenue as last year.Town Attorney David … Continue reading Bell sets tentative millage rate

The Gilchrist County Board of County Commissioners set its tentative tax rates at Thursday’s meeting.Commissioners set the tentative ad valorem millage rate at 8.5 mills, a decrease from last year’s millage rate and the one on the TRIM notice, which was 8.7.The EMS municipal services taxing unit was set at the rolled back rate of 0.9026 mills.The county approved a budget of just over $63.5 … Continue reading Board of County Commissioners sets tentative tax rates

Trenton set its tentative budget rates Friday evening.The ad valorem tax rate was tentatively set at 3.75 mills.The tentative budget was set at just under $2 million.The community redevelopment budget was set at $272,294.The enterprise fund budget was set at just over $1.8 million.On Monday, at the regular meeting, city commissioners heard from Jeff Iannuzzi, a representative for Novoa Global, a company that provides speed-detection … Continue reading Trenton sets tentative tax rates Friday, hears from speed-detection camera company Monday

Speed cameras for school zones, with which the board decided not to move forward last year, came before the Trenton City Commission Monday night.Chief of Public Safety Matthew Rexroat said Williston and Chiefland had signed contracts with companies to install the speed cameras while Cedar Key was requesting qualifications from companies currently, Rexroat said Chiefland showed 7 percent of drivers speeding through school zones, Williston … Continue reading Speed cameras come back before Trenton City Commission