Newberry Meat Processing Facility Special Meeting Scheduled for April 4

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. ‒ The Alachua County Commission will hold a Special Meeting on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, to discuss the proposed Newberry Meat Processing Facility. The meeting begins at 5 p.m. in the Jack Durrance Auditorium on the second floor of the County Administration Building at 12 S.E. 1^st Street, Gainesville.

The Federal government provided Alachua County funding through the American Rescue Plan as COVID relief. Alachua County has budgeted $2.5 million to construct a USDA-certified meat processing facility/workforce training center.

Learn more about the Meat Processing Facility.

The County Commission approved the preliminary work plan at their Dec. 6, 2022, Special Meeting.

View the December 6 discussion.

View the backup items from this meeting:

• • Alachua County Farm Bureau LoS 10-17-22 (1).pdf
  • Angle Support for Meat Processing Facility.pdf
  • CSNCFL Letter of Support - Alachua County Meat Processing Plant (2).pdf
  • Final Meat Processing Job-Training Facility SLFRF-Recovery-Plan-Performance-Report 11-17-22.pdf
  • LargeAnimalMeatProcessSupportLtr_Nov2022.pdf
  • Santa Fe College LoS Sept 2022 (1).pdf
  • BA - ARP2021x014.pdf

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