Alachua County’s state representatives listened to local officials and residents’ concerns Monday during the local delegation meeting at Santa Fe College.
The meeting is held annually ahead of the Florida legislative session and allows the representatives to hear about the main concerns and funding priorities of the county.
The 2026 Legislative Session will begin in January, and the five representatives—state Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, state Rep. Chad Johnson, state Rep. Chuck Brannan, state Sen. Jennifer Bradley and state Sen. Stan McClain—heard a mix of priorities from previous years, state salary raise petitions and a number of water and wastewater projects in cities…