Arda Utkan

A variety of scenarios relying on solar power and batteries are now under consideration for future power generation by the Gainesville Regional Utilities board.

The University of Florida Board of Trustees approved tenure for 17 new faculty members, the termination of three majors and reaffirmed the school’s policies and goals in hiring, administration and construction during its meeting Thursday.

The authority members failed in a vote to cut the entirety of the utility's contribution to city government, a move that would have represented about a $15 million reduction in Gainesville municipal operations.