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Read More »Gainesville To Add Decals to Denote Roads Named After Fallen Service Members and Police Officers
‘Spinning Its Wheels’: City-County Discussion Over Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site Redevelopment Stalls
The Alachua County Commission and the Gainesville City Commission held a joint meeting Monday to discuss potential development ideas for the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site and the Eighth Avenue and Waldo corridor, but no plans were approved.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission To Discuss Affordable Housing Recommendations
A Gainesville City Commission subcommittee led by Commissioner David Arreola has been discussing rental housing regulations since December.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves Contract to Sell City Parking Lot 10
The contract would become effective on May 31, and the deal for buying the property would need to close no later than January 31, 2020.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Examines Changes To Public Comment Periods
Commissioner Gail Johnson said after dozens of meetings since her election a year ago, she is tired of people berating her during public comment periods.
Read More »Temporary Student Homelessness Continues To Affect UF Students
“Student homeless week” is a situation many UF students deal with every summer as those who are moving between apartment complexes realize their lease ends at one complex a week or sometimes two before their new lease begins at the other complex.
Read More »Homelessness Numbers Up Throughout North Central Florida
While homelessness may be up overall in North Central Florida, Alachua County reported a decrease in its homeless population thanks to shelters like GRACE Marketplace.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves Hartman House and Clarence R. Kelly Community Center Renovations
Renovations of the two city-owned properties cost more than $2 million total.
Read More »Gainesville And UF Are Working To Control How Dockless Scooters Come To The City. Their Efforts Might Not Matter If State Legislators Step In
The city is now in the final stages of working with the University of Florida to settle on an integrative agreement to bring dockless scooters to the area.
Read More »RTS Buses Could Possibly Gain Free Wi-Fi, City Commission Subcommittee Says
As part of the subcommittee’s goal to create more internet access for the University of Florida and Gainesville, the subcommittee also plans to extend free wireless service on Southwest Second Avenue from Southwest 13th Street to Main Street and eventually into Depot Park.
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