The Alachua County BOCC meets this morning, May 5, 2026, at 10 AM, County Administration Building – Grace Knight Conference Room 12 SE 1 Street, 2nd Floor, Gainesville, FL 32601.

There is nothing on their agenda about either of the moratoria that Hailey Hall requested on April 28, 2026, after their last meeting:

Two moratoriums: detention centers and WFNF –Hailey Hall to Alachua BOCC, 2026-04-28

Hello Commissioners,

Thank you for your efforts and for allowing everyone to speak today at the meeting.

I am requesting that you enact two separate moratoriums.

1. A moratorium prohibiting construction of new, non-municipal detention centers as Kansas City has done.
2. A moratorium against further development and construction of the Water First North Florida pipeline project.

Please see the attached ordinance from Kansas City and resolution from Town of Branford.

Thank you and take care,

Hailey Hall

You’ve already seen the Branford resolution.

https://wwals.net/?p=69710

Here is the Kansas City ordinance:

Kansas City
414 E. 12th Street
Kansas City, MO 64106

Legislation Text

File #: TMP-6413 260074

ORDINANCE NO. TMP-6413

Declaring a moratorium until January 15, 2031, on all approvals for non-municipal detention facilities, including the approval of building permits, special use permits, zoning applications, plan review, project plans, development plans, and zoning changes where the subject matter of the project is a proposed non-municipal detention facility.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

Section 1. That the Mayor and Council hereby declare that there is a moratorium on all approvals for non-municipal detention facilities, including the issuance or approval of building permits, special use permits, zoning applications, plan review, project plans, development plans, and zoning changes, and any other approvals allowing the acquisition, construction, facilitation, or expansion of an existing project or initiation of a new project when the application for the project was filed on or after January 15, 2026, and where the subject matter of the project is for any purpose relating or incidental to detention, corrections, or other carceral activities, with exceptions for any municipally owned or operated facility.

Section 2. This moratorium shall remain in effect until January 15, 2031.

Approved as to form:

[signed]

Sarah Baxter
Senior Associate City Attorney

Authenticated as Passed
Quinton Luncas, Mayor
Marilyn Sanders, City Clerk

Jan 15 2026
Date Past

Detention facility moratorium ordinance, 2026-01-15 –Kansas City, Missouri
PDF

Hailey Hall @ SRWMD, 2026-04-14 –jsq for WWALS

Map: County Commissioner Districts, 2026-05-05 –Alachua County
PDF

Alachua County BOCC, 2026-05-05 –Alachua County

WATER FIRST NORTH FLORIDA, 2025-07-08 –SRWMD Staff
PDF

 -jsq, John S. Quarterman, Suwannee RIVERKEEPER®

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