Welcome to Hawthorne’s virtual City Hall.

We hope that you find this site to be both useful and informative. Information is constantly being added as we update our website, so stop back often to check out the changes. Many city forms and applications are also available on this site.

We encourage public participation in the governmental process, and meeting agendas, meeting minutes, and news releases are available on this site.  Your feedback is important to us.  Please feel free to contact us with any questions or comments that you may have.

This quaint city of about 1,500 residents supports a business population base of over 20,000, and is located in Alachua county, population 250,000.  Quality of life is excellent with close proximity to the University of Florida, three community colleges, and major hospitals.  Hawthorne is a hub of recreation, with 400 lakes in the area and multiple opportunities for hunting, fishing, and biking.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Congratualtions to Commissioner Matthew Surrency and his wife Jeannie on their new baby boy!

Have you returned your census survey? Help Hawthorne raise it’s response rate this year.

The City of Hawthorne is now hiring for two open positions: click here for more information.

The Commission is now seeking community members for the Recreation Advisory Board, inquire at City Hall.

Registration for baseball and softball is now open.  Deadline is February 20.

Next Commission Meeting:  February 16, 2010 at 6:30 PM

Planning and Zoning meeting for Evaluation and Appraisal Report:  February 9, 5:30 PM