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Public and private entities commit over $277,000 to a development project at Innovation Square in Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Commits Funds To Innovation Square Development Project
Gainesville Residents Waiting For Hurricane Debris To Be Picked Up
Debris from Hurricane Hermine has piled up for two weeks on some Gainesville neighborhoods’ curbsides, and homeowners are contacting the city to complain. Gainesville’s Public Works Department is working with contractors to speed the clean-up of the limbs and leaves, and once picked-up the debris could serve as Fuelwood chips or Clean …
Read More »New Connector Road Expected To Eventually Alleviate SW 20th Ave. Traffic
The Gainesville City Commission recently approved HNTB Corporation to begin drafting plans for construction that will connect Clark Butler Boulevard and Southwest 62nd Boulevard.
Read More »Why Gainesville’s Traffic Light Sensors Sometimes Don’t Detect Scooters and Bicycles
The sensors at traffic light intersections, which cause red lights to turn green faster when a vehicle is detected, often do not detect scooters or bicycles.
Read More »Gainesville Might Ban Smoking In Parks
There was a general agreement among the city's seven commissioners Thursday that such an ordinance would be beneficial.
Read More »Mosquito Population Expected To Be Worse This Season Due To Abnormal Weather
Thanks to the harsh el Niño weather, mosquitos did not go inactive this year and instead reproduced right through the winter season, leading to an increased mosquito population these next few months.
Read More »Q & A: Gainesville Commission Candidate Jim Konish
Jim Konish is running for District IV City Commissioner. Konish sat down with WUFT to answer some questions.
Read More »Q & A: Gainesville Mayoral Candidate Lauren Poe
Lauren Poe is running for mayor in the upcoming city election. He recently sat down with WUFT to discuss some of the issues affecting Gainesville, and here’s what he had to say.
Read More »Gainesville Preschool Students’ Parents Concerned About Speeding Near School
Parents of students at First Presbyterian Preschool are concerned with drivers speeding by the school's drop-off zone, which borders a student apartment complex.
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