Tag Archives: Craig Lowe

Election Update: Mayor’s race goes to runoff, Wells captures 54 percent of District 4 vote

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 …

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Gainesville City Commission moves to keep GRU under city control

The Gainesville City Commission made it clear at its Thursday meeting that it doesn’t want the local utility to fall under state legislative control. City commissioners voted in favor of keeping GRU under the current management, rather than have it controlled by an independent board of representatives. They also voted, at the request of Mayor Craig Lowe, to …

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