The turnout at Gainesville City Hall supporting the Fraternal Order of Police required live feeds of the City Commission meeting be shown on TVs in the lobby and throughout the basement. From Police Chief Tony Jones to longtime residents to people who encounter police officers as part of their work, …
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The city of Gainesville has nearly 100 properties on it's Dangerous Building list, but only $27,000 a year to deal with the decrepit homes and buildings.
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Gainesville is looking to become a zero-waste city by 2040. According to Gainesville city commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos, eliminating plastic straws may be a big step toward that goal.
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Gainesville city commissioners aren't quite ready to approve a Gainesville Regional Utilities rate increase for the coming year.
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The Gainesville City Commission has adopted an initiative aiming for a 75 percent recycling rate by 2020, 90 percent by 2030 and “zero waste” by 2040.
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The site of a former U.S. Army Reserve Center in northeast Gainesville is set for a renovation after sitting unused for most of the last nine years.
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The 10-story, 144 room AC Marriott hotel, which opened Tuesday, and is set to have a major economic impact of Gainesville according to city officials and hotel managment. The hotel, located at 151 NW 14th St., booked $1.5 million worth of rooms prior to opening with 70 percent occupancy projected …
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At Tuesday’s meeting the commissioners voted 3-2 to work with the lobbyist and City of Gainesville attorney to discuss options for amendments to the bill.
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Nine hotels in the works, all of which are expected to open over the next year.
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Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos' plan — first talked about officially in August but a long-term idea he's had since before he was elected in 2016 — includes recommendations for across the city, including its businesses and homes. They include requiring some restaurants to separate and compost food waste and prohibiting single-use plastic bags and Styrofoam.
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