Goal: Support local ballot initiatives that improve the community

• School Board of Alachua County Infrastructure Sales Tax: Support SBAC’s ballot initiative for a half-cent, 12-year sales tax to improve school facilities.
• GRU Governance: Support the GRU Governance initiative to establish a local governing body for the municipal utility.
• Bed Tax: Support a local option to raise the tax paid on hotel rooms.

Goal: Protect and improve local water bodies

• Newnan’s Lake: Support state funding to construct a barrier across Little Hatchet Creek to let water flow while trapping pollutants before they reach the lake.
• City of Hawthorne water line replacement: Support state funding for Hawthorne’s efforts to replace 1950s pipe in downtown Hawthorne.
• City of Newberry Water and Wastewater System: Support state funding to extend water mains into the city and construct a regional wastewater treatment facility in western Alachua County.

Goal: Improve area roads and transportation connectivity

• City of Gainesville SW 62^nd Boulevard Connector: Support state funding to improve the corridor, which provides I-75 relief.
• County Roads Maintenance: Support making County roads funding a priority, with incremental increases each year to reach $17 million annual maintenance requirement.
• State Road 121: Support safety and capacity enhancements for W. 34^th
• State Road 24: Support widening SR 24 from Tower Road to SW 122^nd Street to provide additional east-west mobility along the corridor.
• Pedestrian Safety: Support modifications from NE 39^th to SE 16^th to increase safety.
• Alachua County Rail Trail: Support state funding to build a rail trail between High Springs and Newberry.
• City Roads resurfacing: Support resurfacing projects in the City of Gainesville.

Goal: Increase investment in economic development activities

• Florida Institute for Commercialization: Support renewed and additional state funding for the Florida Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research.
• Alachua County Fairgrounds: Support state funding for a new Alachua County Fairgrounds.
• Economic Development Incentives: Support state incentive programs promoting job creation.
• Cornerstone project: Support state funding for this planned development in the eastern part of Alachua County, which includes redevelopment of GTEC.
• Heartwood project: Support state funding for this affordable housing community.
• University of Florida (UF): Support UF requests for faculty funding for preeminence, world-class scholars and graduate professional school excellence as well as for renovations and an addition for the Music Building.
• Santa Fe College (SF): Support SF funding requests to expand the downtown Blount Center and build an Institute of Technology and Manufacturing.

Goal: Reform tax policies

• Business Rent Tax: Support eliminating or reducing the business rent sales tax.