The Gainesville City Commission and Alachua County Board of County Commissioners discussed the future of the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire and transit options for GRACE Marketplace at a joint meeting Tuesday.
The Gainesville City Commission got its final approval to hold a special election in November over control of Gainesville Regional Utilities. The meeting provided more clarity on how cuts will impact RTS workers and services.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted in favor of a new GRU referendum and announced RTS service adjustments in its meeting Thursday.
Gainesville Regional Utilities Attorney Derek Perry sent a letter to the City of Gainesville Wednesday requesting the city commission abandon an ordinance in favor of a new referendum.
The city commission and local organizations like Gainesville Residents United have pushed to restore city control since the governor-appointed board was formed.
The Gainesville City Commission will hold a special election on the GRU referendum. New red light cameras will be installed in two new locations, and the commission is interested in a new leasing contract for Citizens Field.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted to identify funding sources, look for new partners and fully explore alternative locations for the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire at Thursday’s General Policy Committee meeting.
Newberry residents will have the opportunity to vote on two city commission seats and the mayorship April 8.
Over 25 students and southeast Gainesville residents gathered outside the Alachua County Commission building Tuesday to protest the Florence Landfill, the final resting place of local construction demolition waste since the 1990s.
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the continuation of its gun violence prevention and community health worker programs and proposed an amendment allowing permitted restaurants to brew their own alcoholic beverages.
The Gainesville City Commission reached a tentative agreement Thursday on terms between UF and the Gainesville Regional Transit System after months of negotiations and controversy over proposed funding cuts.
The Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority met Wednesday for the first time in 2025.
The City of Gainesville swore in new and returning commissioners in a ceremony Monday. Both Desmon Duncan-Walker and Cynthia Moore Chestnut were reelected to the commission for four additional years, while James Ingle was elected for his first term.
A November referendum's passing converted the Alachua County Commission back to an at-large structure.
This ordinance comes as a result of HB 1365, a bill signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis that prohibits counties and municipalities from allowing camping or sleeping on public property without proper certification.
On Election Day, Gainesville residents had a choice to give Gainesville Regional Utilities power back to the Gainesville City Commission or leave it with the governor-appointed authority board. The referendum passed with 72%, with residents voting to give power back to the city.
Commissioner elect James Ingle won the 2024 race for Commissioner At-large, Seat A against Fareed Johnson. Ingle ran for City Commission District 2 in 2022, but lost to Ed Book by about 300 votes. Ingle will take current City Commissioner-At large, Reina Sacco’s seat.
One ordinance would require developments with more than 50 units to reserve 10% of the units for affordable housing. A previous version of the rule required the same for developments of more than 10 units.
The motion would allow Alachua County Forever to fund the acquisition of land with the intentions to be conserved and other projects under ACF’s Agricultural Land Protection Strategy.
The one-year contract between the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry, Inc. and the City of Gainesville. would allot $1.5 million to GRACE Marketplace’s and an additional $350,000 to fund GRACE Marketplace’s supplemental emergency shelter.
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