Agenda Item Name:
Title
NACo Operation Green Light Program
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Presenter:
Claudia Tuck 352-264-6704
Kim Davis 352-264-6739
Description:
Operation Green Light Program
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve Operation Green Light
Authorize green light of county facilities
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Prior Board Motions:
NA
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
$150 - 001.29.2900.564.52.00
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
N/A
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Background:
The National Association of Counties and the National Association of County Veteran Service Officers have invited our nations 3,069 counties, parishes and boroughs to join Operation Green Light and show support for our Veterans by lighting buildings green From November 7th through November 13th.
The United States of America currently has over 19 million men and women who service on active duty in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Space Force. These important citizens make up less than 10% of the American Adult Population.
According to the most recent census, Alachua County has almost 15 thousand Veterans who call Alachua County home and according to our major colleges, an additional 3 thousand Veterans reside here while attending college.
As of 2017, Gulf War Veterans have become the largest Veteran population with Vietnam Veterans, Korean War Veterans and World War II Veterans still accounting for more than half of the balance of the population.
Florida is the 3rd most Veteran Populated state in the United States and is projected to be 2nd Most Veteran Populated State by 2037. Alachua County has been a supporter of our Veteran Community for decades. The Serviceman’s Readjustment act of 1944 otherwise known as the GI Bill was established to help Veterans of WWII attend college
Alachua County has our County Veteran Service Office staffed by war time Veterans who accredited and certified with the State of Florida and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs to advocate for our Veterans and their dependents to ensure the application of laws that have been passed by the U. S. Congress and State of Florida Legislature.
Designated building for green light:
County Administration Building, 12 SE 1st St, Gainesville, Florida 32601
Community Support Services, 218 SE 24th Street, Gainesville, Florida 32641
Freedom Community Center, 7340 SW 41st Pace, Gainesville, Florida 32608