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Read More »Gainesville To Add Decals to Denote Roads Named After Fallen Service Members and Police Officers
Gainesville City Commission Moves Forward With Property Tax, GRU Rate Increases
If finalized during two more votes next month and in September, the increases and cuts would take effect October 1, when the city’s next fiscal year begins.
Read More »‘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’s Charter Review Begins
Gainesville’s city charter review commission on Tuesday slowly started its year-long work.
Read More »Gainesville Hosts First Mental Health Symposium
Alachua County is one of two counties in Florida that have more than one mental health provider for every 500 residents.
Read More »Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe Visits Non-Profit Organization, Peer Respite
The peer respite will be receiving a grant of $100,000 annually through the Lutheran Services of Florida and the Department of Children and Families.
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 Residents Struggle To Pay Rent Amid Florida’s Housing Crisis
American Community Survey data suggests Gainesville may be a harder place to pay rent than many other major cities in the state of Florida. Krystal Martinez is working to overcome challenges like high rent costs to provide for her family.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Looks At Cutting GRU Fund Transfer While Increasing Utility Rates Or Property Taxes
Possible changes to Gainesville electric bills may be coming in October.
Read More »Fundraisers, Grants, And A Plea To Gainesville’s Mayor Haven’t Yet Saved Florida’s Only Peer Respite Organization
The Gainesville Peer Respite’s Serenoa House at 728 E. University Ave. is situated in the historic district of downtown Gainesville.
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