Local Issues

Quality of Life - image of homeless person asleep on bench At present, the Local Issue Committee is paused. We are eager to see who will step forward to lead the next direction. It could be one of a number of local topics on which we could become informed and be advocates for our community. Is there a topic of interest to you? info [at] lwv-alachua.org (Contact Janice) if you can help.

Mission Statement

The Local Issues Committee and its Action Teams focus on identifying the wide-ranging issues facing Gainesville City and Alachua County residents.

Issues:

Local Government

Committee Contact

Contact Name:

Jeff Shapiro, Chair

Email:

info@lwv-alachua.org

League to which this content belongs:

Alachua County

All Posts Related to this Committee

Local Issues Committee Meeting

Submitted by Alachua County in March 2021.

Event Date:

04/01/2021 - 5:30pm

Join the Local Issues Committee on the first Thursday of each month for discussions and action planning around issues most important to Alachua County residents.

Forum on Renewable Energy March 24 2021 - Recording now available!

Forum

image of melting globe with event details in text

Submitted by Alachua County in November 2020.

Event Date:

11/10/2020 - 5:30pm

Gainesville leaders, architect and professor Kim Tanzer and entrepreneur and developer Mitch Glaeser discuss ideas in living, working, and playing sustainably.