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Commissioners agreed to request an administrative hearing with Florida Department of Environmental Protection regarding its intent to issue an air permit to GREC. The request is due Monday.

In a 4 to 3 decision Thursday night, the Gainesville City Commission voted to make a $400 million offer to buy the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center plant. The controversial bid came as a surprise to some residents, who wish they could get rid of the plant entirely.

With the rising cost of utilities for Gainesville residents, some have taken to living without the aid of established utility companies.

Gainesville Regional Utilities General Manager Bob Hunzinger announced his resignation in a letter signed by him and Mayor Ed Braddy on Wednesday.

Residents in Turkey Creek said the new biomass plant is too loud and are trying to get local officials involved.

Update 11:21 p.m.: Defeated Gainesville mayoral and city commissioner for district 4 candidates have commented on Tuesday night’s election results. Mayoral candidate Pete Johnson in an interview offered his congratulations to the two candidates, incumbent Craig Lowe and former City Commissioner Ed Braddy, who compete in the April 16 runoff election. However, Johnson said he was disappointed …

As one of the six candidates for Gainesville mayor, Ed Braddy said he is running "a pocketbook campaign" focused on bringing fiscal discipline to the city's budget.

Venzke has a lifelong interest in politics and improving neighborhoods. The latter interest springs from his having five bicycles stolen during the past 10 years in Gainesville. He's running for mayor on March 19.

When it comes to creative political campaigning, you might say Gainesville mayor hopeful Peter Lars Johnson is barking up the right tree.

Mayor Craig Lowe has three pillars regarding Gainesville's current status upon which he has built his reelection campaign ahead of the March 19 election.