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Locals’ fight to close the Florence landfill heads to the state
It takes Johnell Gainey less than a minute to walk from his parents’ house to the Florence Construction and Demolition ...
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Alachua County Commission hears from neighbors of Florence landfill, votes to do additional monitoring, and urges facility to close
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 staff to do more ...
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Alachua County Commissioners offer six-part plan for Florence Landfill after listening to concerns from residents
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. (The following ...
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Alachua County Commission aims to usher Florence Landfill to an early close
This story originally stated that each member of the settlement was given financial compensation to pay for water filtration. It was updated to reflect that only some members have received such ...
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Locals’ fight to close the Florence landfill heads to the state
It takes Johnell Gainey less than a minute to walk from his parents’ house to the Florence Construction and Demolition Landfill in southeast Gainesville. “We are standing exactly 168 steps ...