- The Newberry City Commission approved a land use change for the Newberry Ridge development, allowing up to 1,250 residential units at medium density.
- The city and Alachua County will partner to build a $1.5 million two-lane roundabout at County Road 235 and Newberry Lane to improve safety.
- Newberry authorized a composting facility operated by Life Soils LLC, expected to save over $100,000 annually on biosolid removal from the wastewater plant.
Following a swearing-in ceremony for reelected Newberry City Commissioners Rick Coleman, Mark Clark and Monty Farnsworth on Monday, the commission unanimously approved a new roundabout in partnership with Alachua County and a composting facility, but was divided over changing the land use for the Newberry Ridge housing development.
The trio of incumbents was reelected for two-year terms during the April 14 election, which Mayor Tim Marden said indicated the city is doing what the citizens believe in and the direction they want to go.
The commission voted Farnsworth as chair pro tempore to facilitate meetings if the mayor is absent, and Commissioner Donald Long as the alternate pro tempore. Farnsworth and Clark will retire after this term…