Click here to sign a Petition to the Alachua City Commission: Investigate Resignations, Protect Mill Creek Sink & Public Trust
Mayor Welch, Vice-Mayor Brown, and Commissioner Fletcher have consistently supported an investigation into the planning department resignations.
Commissioners Ringersen and Williams have shifted their positions, voting both for and against an investigation at different times.
City of Alachua Planner Resignations and Commission Response in the news:
2/11/2025: WUFT: Three resign from City of Alachua’s planning office
2/12/2025: Mainstreet Daily News (MDN): “Catastrophic”: Alachua responds as 75% of planning staff resigns
2/27/2025: MDN: Alachua calls off inquiry into planning staff departures
3/24/2025: MDN: City of Alachua votes down external planner contract
3/26/2025: WUFT: Alachua City Attorney calls for increased communication to avoid development lawsuits
5/20/2025: MDN: Alachua to revisit external counsel for city planner exodus investigation
5/29/2025: WCJB: ‘Timing seems a little odd’: Alachua residents question reason for city manager’s resignation
7/29/2025: MDN: “We’re looking like liars”: vote to investigate Alachua resignations fails, again