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County explores master plan for downtown parcels, urges city partnership
Summary
Commissioners discussed using several county‑owned downtown parcels as a coordinated redevelopment area, favoring public ownership, a master‑developer approach, and mixed housing and small retail; staff were asked to prepare a comprehensive packet and to pursue a joint meeting with the city.
Alachua County commissioners spent the special meeting discussing a coordinated master plan for county‑owned parcels around Bowdiddley Plaza, City Hall and the Civil Courthouse and asked staff to compile existing studies and return with options.
Commissioner Prizia, who opened the item, said the county controls a contiguous core of downtown property and urged a strategic approach: "we own a lot of land downtown," she said, adding, "I feel pretty strongly that we should keep these in public ownership." Prizia proposed pursuing a master developer and using ground leases and contractual requirements to ensure public space,…
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