Local Contacts
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
- Non Emergency Phone – 352-955-1818
- Web – http://www.alachuasheriff.org
- Street Address – 2621 SE Hawthorne Road, Gainesville FL 32641
- In a situation where you don’t want to be heard? If your cell service is through AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, or Verizon, you can text to 911. Please note that your texts should be brief and contain no abbreviations.
- Submit a crime tip via the web – https://www.p3tips.com/tipform.aspx?ID=1503#
Alachua County Animal Services
- Phone – 352-264-6870 (Select Option #1 to report a violation)
- Address – 3400 NE 53rd Ave, Gainesville FL 32609
- Website – http://alachuacounty.us/Depts/animalServices/Pages/AnimalServices.aspx
- Animal Services (ACAS) can be contacted during their regular business hours (TUE – SAT 10:30 AM – 5:30 PM) at above number where you can make a complaint with the field services dispatcher. An Animal Services Officer will be dispatched to investigate and take the appropriate steps to resolve the issue. They can speak to animal owners and provide verbal education, issue written warnings as well as issuing citations that include a monetary fine if the violation is observed by an Animal Services Officer or if a complainant wishes to issue a sworn affidavit against a dog owner for said violation. Citations are similar to traffic citations and citizens may contest these citations in court. If the citation is issued based on an affidavit from a complainant then that complainant would be compelled to testify or the citation would be dismissed. As such, pictures and video can be important. It is also important to mention that Animal Services Officers will ask about rabies vaccinations and county licensing when investigating any calls.
Alachua County Waste Management
- Phone – 352-264-6870
- Address – 3400 NE 53rd Ave, Gainesville FL 32609
- Curbside Pickup, Special Collections, and Holiday delays – http://alachuacounty.us/depts/solidwaste/residential/curbside/pages/curbsidepickup.aspx
Public Works
- Phone – 352-374-5245
- Website – http://alachuacounty.us/depts/pw/engineering/pages/roadandbridge.aspx
- Problems or questions concerning a county-maintained road or right-of-way such as: pothole, stop sign down, dead animal on the road, tree limb down, road side drop off, clogged culvert, sight distance problem, etc., you may phone, their staff assistant, at 352-374-5245 Ext.1215 to report the problem. The Road & Bridge office will need your name, phone number, location of the problem, and a brief description of the problem.
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU)
- Business Office – 352-334-3434
- Report a…..
- Power Outage/Downed Lines – 352-334-2871
- Natural Gas Leak – 352-334-2550
- Water/Wastewater Repair – 352-334-2711
- Streetlight Outage – Call 352-334-3434 to or use the form at https://www.gru.com/TabID/4053/Default.aspx
Alachua County Parks
List of Parks – http://alachuacounty.us/Depts/pcl/Pages/ParksList.aspx
Alachua County Libraries
Library Listing – https://www.aclib.us/locations