On Tuesday Evening the Alachua County Commission will hold a hearing concerning a “special exception permit” for Haven Acres Cat Sanctuary, Inc.

Haven Acres was established in 2003 by three people, including an experienced animal control officer, in an effort to “help the many stray, feral, and unwanted cats in Alachua County”. They purchased over eight acres of agriculturally zoned land in Alachua County. Given the zoning, they are permitted to have an unlimited number of farm animals, such as pigs or goats, but they can only have up to 20 cats without getting a special exception permit.

A group of people from High Springs, which is part of Alachua County have been fighting to prevent the cat sanctuary from getting this special exception permit. I’ve written about it in a post on my own blog, The Cat Farms of Florida. If you are interested in more of the background, please read my post there.

This isn’t the first time I’ve gotten all riled up about actions of ‘elected’ officials in Alachua County. I’m sure many of you remember the adventures of Citizen Grapski.

So, please, spread the word about Haven Acres Cat Sanctuary.

(Cross-posted at Howard Empowered People.)