More than 50 civil lawsuits and hundreds of insurance claims have been filed against the city since fiscal year 2010, costing the city about $7.6 million in settlements and legal fees.
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Possible changes to Gainesville electric bills may be coming in October.
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The thunderstorm that pounded Gainesville on Friday morning left more than 38,000 customers without power. Yet by 9 p.m., 6,538 were still without refrigeration, air conditioning or hot water. Residents expressed frustration with GRU’s information shutdown at 9 p.m. on Friday, and some residents did not get their power restored …
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CHW Professional Consults held a neighborhood workshop Wednesday to discuss a proposed Development Plan and a Special Use Permit application on six acres of land.
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Some Gainesville residents are criticizing the city commission for spending city money on catered meals. The residents argue it's an unnecessary expense, while the commissioners argue it's a convenience issue.
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Business partners Mitch Glaeser and Rich Blaser plan to build a 175-foot tower home to businesses, meeting rooms and rock climbing walls – including a 130-foot indoor climbing wall. This would be the biggest climbing wall in the world.
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Mayor Lauren Poe will face off against challengers Marlon Bruce, Jenn Powell and Jennifer Reid for re-election. Bruce, Powell and Reid are each hoping to energize voters for their first political office.
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A financial report for Gainesville Regional Utilities suggests rate increases will be the norm, rather than the exception.
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Gainesville City Commissioners decided to terminate three contracts with the Florida Department of Corrections in a 5-1 vote on Thursday. In 30 days, inmate labor will be gone from Gainesville.
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The Community Redevelopment Agency Board voted to provide fiber-optic internet to Heartwood, a CRA neighborhood project in East Gainesville. Some of the members opposed the project over concerns of increased HOA costs for residents.
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