Boukari unchallenged in third term run

ALACHUA – Alachua City Commissioner Ben Boukari, Jr. will be serving another term, after nobody else challenged him in the uncoming election.

Boukari said he likes to think nobody challenged him because people are generally happy with what they are doing on the commission. There might be minor disagreements, he said, but they work together for the good of the community.

The city’s qualifying period for the scheduled April 8 election ended at noon on Thursday, Feb. 20. Only Boukari’s seat was up for grabs.

Since there were no other races, the April election has been cancelled, according to a press release from the city.

There will be a swearing-in ceremony held on April 14 as Boukari enters another three-year term.

Boukari first ran in 2010, competing with activist Michael S. Canney. Boukari received 633 votes to Canney’s 248.  

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