HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) – The potential disbanding of the High Springs police and fire departments has residents worried. City leaders are trying to figure out how to fill a budget shortfall and are discussing whether to ask Alachua County to take over the services.
Residents who attended a community meeting Thursday night said they are scared. One resident said she would not feel comfortable living in High Springs without the local police department.
“We cannot afford to live in the city without protection. I wouldn’t want to live here,” said Jessica Hall, a resident…