Legal

Sunshine Law

The Gainesville & Alachua County TPO operates under Florida's Government-in-the-Sunshine law. This law provides the right of access for the public to governmental proceedings at both the state and local levels. It applies to any gathering of two or more members of the same board to discuss some matter which will come before that board for action in the foreseeable future. The law is applicable to any gathering, whether formal or casual, of two or more members of the same board or commission. Therefore, all meetings of the Gainesville & Alachua County TPO Board and its committees are open to the public. In addition, reasonable notice of meetings of the board and committee meetings must be given.

For additional information on Florida's open government and public records laws, please visit the State Attorney General's website.

Disclaimer

The data on this website was developed for use by the Gainesville & Alachua County TPO for planning purposes. The Gainesville & Alachua County TPO is not liable for any direct, indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages (such as, but not limited to damages for loss of profits, business, savings or data) related to the use of this product or data, or its interpretation. This information is publicly available and is provided with no warranty or promises of any kind whatsoever, expressed or implied, including warranties for merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. While every effort is made to confirm the accuracy of the data and any analytical methods used to develop the data, no assurance of accuracy can be or is given. By using this data in any way, the User is acknowledging this limitation and is agreeing to use the data at his or her own risk.

Please note that the Gainesville & Alachua County TPO website links to outside websites. The Gainesville & Alachua County TPO is not responsible for the content, accuracy or privacy policies contained on sites other than the Gainesville & Alachua County TPO site.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is very important to us. We do not collect personal information about you when you visit our website, unless you choose to make such information available to us.

When you visit the Gainesville & Alachua County TPO website, the server automatically recognizes only the Internet domain and IP address from which you accessed the site. This information does not result in identifying your personal email address or other personal information.

In addition, information is only gathered regarding the volume and timing of access to the site by collecting information on the date, time and pages you visited while at the site. This is done so that the content of the site can be improved, and your personal information is not identified.

If you choose to share personal information, such as by subscribing to an e-newsletter, sending a message or filling out an electronic form with personal information, the information will be saved for a designated period of time in order to comply with the state of Florida's archiving policies. However, information will not be disclosed to third parties or other government agencies, unless required by state or federal law. Please note that Florida's public records law requires that all information received in connection with state, county or city business be made available to anyone upon request, unless the information is subject to a specific statutory exemption.

If you have other questions about this privacy policy, or have suggestions on how it may be improved, please feel free to contact Anoch P. Whitfield, AICP, Executive Director at email or 352-337-6207.