1. Five Year Development Plan
Team 2
Chandra Gertzlin
Amanda Merritt
Erika Barraza
Maria Riestra
Stuart Thiel

2. Presentation Layout -Study Area -Objectives -Five Year Plan
-Background
-Criteria
-Methodology
-Results
-Conclusion

3. Study Area: Alachua County

4. Objectives
To identify suitable areas in each of the four municipalities that have the most potential for redevelopment and investment

5. Five Year Development Plan
Alachua
Newberry
High Springs
Hawthorne

6. Background
Alachua
- Is located in North Central Florida with immediate access to Interstate 75 and Highway 441
- Important for its agriculture and commercial development.
- Population: 6,500
- Total Area: 46.6 sq miles

7. Background
Newberry
- Important for its phosphate industry and the extension of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railroad in 1853.
- Population: 3,316
- Total Area: 2.21 sq miles

8. Background High Springs
- Located off I-75, 15 miles northwest of Gainesville
- Best known for its recreational activities: Kayaking, cave diving, hiking, cycling and horseback riding.
- Population: 3,863
- Total Area: 9.19 sq miles

9. Background Hawthorne - Located 15 miles east of Gainesville
- Strong business development provides excellent quality of life
- Population: 1,500
- Total Area: 1.27 sq miles

10. Criteria Construction Considerations - Easily accessible to utilities
- Completely outside of flood zone
- Located away from Conservation Areas
Existing Infrastructure
- Vacant residential land
- Close to major roadways
Demographics
- High population density >100
- Market Land Value Range >25,000 and <121,000

11. Methodology

12. Results: Alachua

13. Results: Newberry

14. Results: High Springs

15. Results: Hawthorne

16. Conclusion
The Five Year Development Plan should consist of mixed land use development , such as condominiums or apartment complexes, in the larger sites within Newberry and Residential Development in the scattered sites of High Springs and Alachua. The city of Hawthorne should take last priority on development due to its small amount of available land.