Army Reserve property

Phalanx now leases its current headquarters — the old FAA building — from the city, at a monthly cost of $3,500.

The Recreation, Cultural Affairs and Public Works Committee met Monday night to discuss requests for proposals for a 6.8 acre lot in Gainesville and the old Army Reserve building that sits on half of it.

The Gainesville City Commission voted in December to develop the Army Reserve property in a public space. Deteriorating conditions of the building and official approval from the Army, however, may setback the project.

The Friends of Reserve Park organization is pushing to completely transform the asbestos-filled C.R. Layton Army Reserve into a memorial for the reservists who spent time there while also creating a recreational space for the Gainesville community. Some Gainesville officials, though, worry about the cost.