HAWTHORNE — The sale of a 605-acre natural area has secured protection for both the local ecology and the legacy of a family matriarch. Alachua County Forever, the county’s environmental land acquisition program, purchased the land for $1.5 million on Aug. 26 from five siblings whose late mother had entrusted …
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WUFT News fact checked some of the statements the city included in the address.
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Loose soccer balls on Southwest 43rd Street, dirt patches and rundown facilities are a common sight at Forest Park in southwest Gainesville.
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Forty-two Alachua County schools are being renovated in 12 years, and the speed is causing some tension and pain between the district, parents and people who live near schools like Westwood.
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A special type of outdoor fitness apparatus found in a few choice destinations nationwide will rise in the soon-to-open Reserve Park in Gainesville.
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The long-term management plan for the property is still being developed, but the first trail is set to open on Sept. 28.
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The linear park would be a means of keeping pedestrians and anglers farther away from the busy highway.
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Renovations of the two city-owned properties cost more than $2 million total.
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Lincoln Park, 900 SE 15th St., will see big improvements in the coming months. The Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department has started a multi-step project that will be completed by August.
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