The second kick-off meeting of the Santa Fe Bill of Rights or SAFEBOR was held at Millhopper Library in Gainesville August 29 with a large crowd attending. Many questions were answered by Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, David Moritz and John Moran, who, along with Mike Roth and Lu Merritt, founded this movement in Gainesville. Packets of petitions were distributed along with brochures and the amendment to be submitted for adoption into the Alachua County Charter.
Now it is time to get to work. Alachua County is exceptionally forward-thinking and has intelligent leaders. The citizens of the county also have proven themselves their equal by electing them.
Even though this concept is new and may seem extreme to some, the movement is catching on and not just in the U.S. but the world. What better place than Alachua to showcase this new solution which has the potential to by-pass our failed legislators who want to keep Florida in the environmental Middle Ages?
Following is a description of this movement here in this region along the Santa Fe River.
Comments by OSFR historian Jim Tatum.
-A river is like a life: once taken, it cannot be brought back-