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Mary Alford

Commissioner District 1 Alachua County, FL
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7-7-26 Special Meeting @ 1:30 p.m. - Jul 07, 2026 July 7, 2026 · 289 statements
at 2:01:47

and so I think having either a presentation for us again about that and or, like, some, at the next, you know, at some level having some community engagement component that shares with our larger community how we're shifting the gears,

at 2:05:19

But they're different in terms of their approach, particularly to the idea of no-kill and trying to make sure that the animal is comfortable and that there's sort of like a thoughtful approach to when an animal is euthanized that's beyond just like a goal of having a really big live number.

4-7-26 Special Meeting @ 1:30 p.m. - Apr 07, 2026 April 7, 2026 · 88 statements
at 1:14:38

What is different is their buffers and how they approve them, and so they appear to be and seem to be a lot more strict about things, because I think a lot of the times they're trying to plan in future utility needs.

at 1:15:33

So, you know, when I worked for Duke Energy and Progress Energy, there was an opportunity for mitigation for some of this, and so, you know, they want to be able to go out and fix a line at 3 a.m. during a storm safely, as safely as they can.

4-7-26 Special Meeting @ 10 a.m. - Apr 07, 2026 April 7, 2026 · 139 statements
at 51:49

Because, you know, it looks terrible to say you've got, you know, 850 people at the jail when, and seven are participating, but if only, that number changes a lot if only a couple hundred people are eligible for the programs to begin with.

at 54:22

I know we talked about that a couple of times before, given that so many folks in the jail have mental health challenges, having them understand the resources that are available in the community when they leave is, I think, you know, something that we could, they could, you know, meet people, understand.

Transportation Planning Organization Meeting - Apr 06, 2026 April 6, 2026 · 44 statements
at 14:04

Well, I just wanted to note that, you know, no matter what the standard is, all of these things are negotiable for folks at this level of,

at 26:04

Well, if you put somebody on suspension, usually there's a reason for it, and usually that reason would be that you don't want them in that job.