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KEEP AMERICA BEAUTIFUL
GREAT AMERICAN CLEAN-UP
The Great American Clean-Up is on
Saturday, April 20th, 2024
8am- Noon
Make sure you drop off your large items at the curb for 8am pick up.
(No hazardous materials such as car battery, car oil, and no flammable products.)
We suggest putting them out the night before if you can.
Tires (must be without rims) should be dropped off at the Fire Station where they will have the huge container on Saturday morning, the container will be hauled off in the afternoon on the same day.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact
Town Clerk Crystal Phillips: (386)462-2784
Email: clerk@townoflacrosse.net
Waste Pros: (386) 206-6061
Town of La Crosse
council meeting
Council meeting will be May 14, 2024.
Town Hall 6:00pm
The Town of La Crosse has seats open on the council.
The Town of Lacrosse is accepting letters of interest for two open council seats, Seat 1 and Seat 2. Letters of interest should be submitted to the town clerk prior to the regular council meeting on Tuesday, April 9th. The town council will review the letters of interest at the April 9th meeting. The term of office for Seat 1 and Seat 2 will expire on March 10th, 2026. Town Clerk, Crystal Phillips, 386-462-2784 will address questions concerning the open seats.
The Town of La Crosse (ToLC) WoodPecker Trail Walking trail construction is complete.
The project was funded by the Alachua County Wild Spaces Public Places funds (WSPP) fuel tax.
WoodPecker Trail, walking trail is open for use Sunrise to Sunset.
Please Clean up after your pets and yourself. There is a trash can at the start of Trail.
Book Mobile has been repaired and is back to normal days & time.
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Employment opportunity
for the Town of LaCrosse FL.
Fire Station Forms Click ***HERE***
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Welcome to the Town of LaCrosse, a small rural community situated in the northwest portion of Alachua County and within a few miles of both the Union County and Bradford County lines. Although settlers were in the area as early as the 1840s, LaCrosse did not establish a post office until April 22, 1881. It was located in the mercantile owned by local businessman and cotton buyer John Eli Futch. No one knows for sure how the town received its name but the state historical marker says it was either Mrs. Futch or Henry Clay Parker, the son of one of the first settlers .
There were schools for both black and white children, multiple churches, a wheelwright and blacksmith, multiple stores, two cotton gins, dentist, hotel, grist mill, and packing sheds.
In 1883 Carl Webber published his Eden of the South book about Alachua County but yet he left out LaCrosse. This left the citizens very angry. The town may not have been incorporated until December 17, 1897, but there was already a thriving community there in 1883. Something that may have affected Mr. Webber’s choice to leave out the town was that the purpose of his book was to give tourists a glimpse of the beauty to be seen in the county but LaCrosse wasn’t reachable by train until the 1890s.
Historically the town is based on agriculture and for many years the Packing Shed, has been a significant part of the town's history.
There are also other small businesses in town, and many of our residents work in the nearby City of Gainesville, home of the University of Florida and the University of Florida Medical Center, the VA Medical Center, and Santa Fe College. The town is also located conveniently close to shopping in both the City of Gainesville and the City of Alachua, and provides easy access to the many recreational activities offered in North Florida.
LaCrosse has its own fire department, and contracts with Alachua County to provide rural fire rescue services to county residents within an approximate 86 square mile area surrounding the town. The Town of LaCrosse Fire Department is staffed by certified paid firefighters 24-7, and had a longstanding support of actively involved firefighters in past years.
In the Town of La Crosse Florida, we are dedicated to providing our residents with dedicated service.
To learn more about the Town of La Crosse, please call us at 386.462.2784 .
20613 North State Road 121
LaCrosse, FL 32658
Phone: 386-462-2784
Fax: 386-462-5905
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