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A local pastor has experienced firsthand the conflict between efforts to protect Gainesville's water systems and tight personal budgets.

Many student tenants in off-campus apartment are confused about their monthly utility costs. However, the utility company and an apartment manager offer advice on ways to save.

Despite health concerns raised by some residents of Melrose, Florida over new wireless-emitting smart meter, experts assure they are safe and a benefit because they eliminates the need for utility employees to drive to residential homes and businesses to record electricity use.

With closed storefronts and empty sidewalks in this small, drive-by town, it is clear the town's once vibrant light has dimmed as the population dwindled. However, Waldo's city government is making strides for economic development and working on a number of projects to increase the population and turn the fate of the town around.

Kincaid Hills, an area south of Southeast Hawthorne Road in East Gainesville, is one of the few communities in Alachua County still having its water serviced by a private company. Kincaid Hills Water Company will be sold sometime this week.

Mayor Lauren Poe and city officials highlighted 2017 and laid out their vision for Gainesville to become a new kind of city.

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When Hurricane Irma swept through Florida, the power was knocked out to thousands of people in the Gainesville area. WUFT News reporter Luke Sullivan found out that even more than three months after the storm, some families are still in the dark. This week, we dedicate our entire podcast episode to one family's story of life without electricity.