Gainesville residents using less energy means generating less money for Gainesville services such as police and parks. To offset the loss, the average bill for a GRU customer increased about $6 in October, resulting in the second highest ranked residential bill in the state.
Read More »Survey Reveals Police Concerns With NW 8th Ave. Lane Reductions
After reducing a section of NW 8th Avenue from four lanes to two, police worry it is affecting response time for emergency vehicles.
Read More »City Commission Tests Telephone Town Hall Meeting
In an effort to better connect with residents, the Gainesville City Commission tested a “phone-conference” town hall meeting yesterday. Over 23,000 landlines were called.
Read More »Gainesville Election: Chase, Carter Win; Run-off in At-Large April 8
Polls closed at 7 p.m. and results now show all precincts reporting. Supervisor of Elections reports nearly 15 percent turnout.
Read More »City of Gainesville Candidates Announced for March Election
Ten candidates, including two incumbents, are seeking office.
Read More »City and County Commission Discuss Future of Fire Station and GRU
The Alachua County and Gainesville City Commissions held a special joint meeting Monday to discuss the future of Fire Station 19 and Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) Governance.
Read More »The Complete Timeline Of Gainesville’s Homeless Shelter Saga
The idea of a homeless center was born eight years ago alongside an ambitious plan to end homelessness in Gainesville. In the years since, the city's plan to construct a permanent shelter has taken many twists and turns, all of them captured in this timeline.
Read More »GREC, Gainesville Can’t Reach Biomass Plant Purchase Agreement
A biomass plant is causing more issues between GREC and the city commission as the commission negotiates to buy the plant.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Makes Bid For Biomass Plant
In a 4 to 3 decision Thursday night, the Gainesville City Commission voted to make a $400 million offer to buy the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center plant. The controversial bid came as a surprise to some residents, who wish they could get rid of the plant entirely.
Read More »In Florida’s best recycling county, bearded man has repurposing plan
Mike Myers, 66, lives in Gainesville and founded Bearded Brothers Solutions, as well as the Repurpose Project, a nonprofit that focuses on finding new uses, especially in art projects or crafts, for old items that he says had "always just been dumped in a hole.”
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