Newberry Annexes 20 Acres into City

NEWBERRY ‒ The City of Newberry has approved three voluntary annexations of some 20 acres, which are contiguous to the municipal boundaries of the City of Newberry.

All three were originally heard in quasi-judicial public hearings during the Oct. 26 Commission meeting and were approved on first reading at that time.

A letter notifying the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) of the City’s intent to annex these parcels was sent to BoCC Chair Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson on Oct. 2.

The County’s response was received Oct. 22 from Alachua County Growth Management Director Mari K. “Missy” Daniels stating, “County staff reviewed these annexations and found no issues as far as compliance with statutory form requirements.”

During the Nov. 9 City Commission meeting all three annexation ordinances were heard again in quasi-judicial public hearings. The ordinances were presented at this meeting by Principal Planner Wendy Kinser-Maxwell.

In all three cases Kinser-Maxwell told Commissioners that all were found acceptable with regard to Section 171.044, Florida Statutes. Following each presentation, she recommended approval of the ordinances.

The first, referred to as Ordinance No. 2020-27, consists of 9.64 +/- acres, and is owned by Merrill Joshua, 12607 S.W. 28^th Place, Archer.

The second, referred to as Ordinance No. 2020-28, consists of 2.98 +/- acres, and is owned by BMB Squared LLC, 14260 W. Newberry Road, PMB 346, Newberry.

The third, referred to as Ordinance No. 2020-29, consists of 7.5 acres +/- acres, and is owned by Tiffany Marie and Jonathan Andrew Castle, 2801 S.W. 298^th Street, Newberry.

In all three hearings, no comments were offered by members of the public.

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