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Commissioners back county participation in local gun‑violence alliance; decline contracting with Cure Violence Global
Summary
After staff reported that Cure Violence Global would not provide federally funded services in Alachua County under its DOJ grant, the commission voted to continue working with the City of Gainesville and the local alliance on a countywide strategy; the board did not authorize a county contract with Cure Violence Global.
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners on Jan. 28 voted to continue participation in a locally led gun‑violence alliance coordinated with the City of Gainesville and Santa Fe College, and did not authorize a county contract with Cure Violence Global (CVG).
County Manager Andrew Lieberman told commissioners that CVG had pursued a federal grant that would have included services in Alachua County, but then informed staff it would not implement the federally funded grant work in…
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