- Alachua County allocated $200,000 in emergency food assistance, with $100,000 for fresh foods at six community centers and $100,000 to Bread of the Mighty food bank.
- The Board of County Commissioners referred the Yes, In God’s Backyard housing program for religious properties to the Affordable Housing Advisory Committee for local standards.
Alachua County amended its policies Tuesday for the use of $200,000 in emergency food assistance issued in November.
Half of the money went to Bread of the Mighty, and CEO and President Patrick Dodds told the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) that it should receive all the purchased food by the end of next week. He said the first order of $42,000 bought 44,000 pounds of food.
Bread of the Mighty is distributing the boxed food through its normal distributions, and Dodds said the food bank will also set up its own distributions if needed…