In Gainesville, there's more wrangling between the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board and the city.
In a GRU meeting Wednesday night, the board announced it's preparing a lawsuit.
The lawsuit stems from a city commission meeting last week, when the city decided to move forward with a reworded referendum to regain control of GRU.
Although Gainesville voters overwhelmingly chose to dissolve the GRU Authority back in November, the city referendum was blocked in a legal ruling — because the judge found the language was unclear.
At the GRU Board meeting, Gainesville local Janice Gary — a longtime customer — shared her frustration:
“It is ridiculous that voters have to keep saying the same thing over and over and over. For years and years and years, this authority is a political operative,” she said.
The Florida Legislature voted to create the GRU Authority Board in 2023, with its members being selected by Gov. Ron DeSantis.