radKIDS, a nationwide children safety education class, may be implemented in more elementary schools around Alachua County following new proposals in Newberry and High Springs.
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The recent initiative for a new north central Florida county has wavering support among a group of people living in western Alachua County.
On Thursday night, though, discussion of the idea made it onto a local municipal meeting agenda, signaling some level of legitimacy even as High Springs commissioners expressed their concerns about it.
Tim Marden, a Newberry City Commissioner, is leading the initiative to create Springs County from cities and areas in western Alachua County. He attended and spoke at the meeting on Thursday night at High Springs City Hall.