Due potential flooding from Tropical Storm Debby the City of Gainesville the Public Works Department is offering sandbags to city residents at the 405 Northwest 39th Avenue facility. The pre-made sandbags are available today until 6 p.m. and will continue Wednesday at 7 a.m. Sandbagging operations also continue today at several locations throughout Ocala until 7 p.m. this evening. Locations include:
- Tuscawilla Park at the 800 block of NE Sanchez Avenue
- Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Complex off West Silver Springs Boulevard
- Jervey Gantt Park on the SE 24th Street side
Sand Bags are also currently available at the North Multi-District and South Multi-District offices and at the Marion County Sheriff's Main Headquarters.
North Multi-District Office 8311 N Hwy 441 352-438-5920
South Multi-District Office 3620 SE 80th Street 352-438-5940
Main Headquarters 692 NW 30th Avenue 352-732-8181 Non-Emergency 352-732-9111