A bill making its way through the state Legislature with good momentum would put a referendum on the Gainesville city ballot in the March 2018 elections that would create a board with authority over Gainesville Regional Utilities.
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GRU wants to purchase a biomass plant from GREC for $750 million. GREC has yet to sign the MOU.
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The City of Gainesville will take its first step toward more affordable and accessible internet coverage.
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City commissioners voted to support the mayor in signing an agreement between the City of Gainesville and UF. The agreement would create a formal relationship between the two to work together on development projects of mutual interest.
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An anti-Trump protest, called the "Peoples Inauguration," is set to take place Friday at Gainesville City Hall at the same time as the inauguration ceremonies in Washington D.C.
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A new coalition of community activists has formed in opposition to the Wild Spaces Public Places Referendum that is on the ballot again this year,
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The Gainesville City Commission has moved forward to draft an ordinance to ban smoking in public parks, punishable with a $25 fine.
Read More »Taking a “roadie” to the bar is legal again in Gainesville, in some circumstances, including Uber. The city passed an ordinance allowing open alcoholic beverage containers in vehicles for hire Thursday. The clause states that drivers cannot be in possession of open alcoholic beverage containers, but does allow passengers to have them in …
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City officials are debating over spending $10,000 for an external review of language in city code that may be archaic and possibly discriminatory.
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Phalanx now leases its current headquarters — the old FAA building — from the city, at a monthly cost of $3,500.
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