Mayor Lauren Poe has competition this upcoming election.
His resignation letter was submitted three days after residents criticized him during public comment
The event raised at least $15,000 for Alachua County Habitat for Humanity
The event will raise money for Habitat for Humanity
The mayoral and City Commission District 4 seats will be on the ballot March 2019
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Thursday.
Gainesville uses 30,720 hours of labor that costs about $230,000 a year.
For the second day of early voting, The Alligator is releasing its endorsements for amendments to the Florida Constitution and local questions. We base our recommendations on how each would benefit Florida’s citizens and the environment. As a rule, if the intent of the amendment isn’t clear when reading it, we’d recommend voting no.
Power would come from things like solar energy and biomass
Tom Petty’s daughter and younger brother also made speeches.
The bill, on the November ballot, asks how GRU will be controlled
Currently, about 28 percent of Gainesville’s energy is renewable
The new program would let people rent scooters through an app
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe gave a speech in Spanish for the first time.
The 597-acre land will primarily be a nature preserve but will also have spaces for the public to use.
When an apartment developer planned to cut down a 250-year-old live oak, the neighbor took a stand.
It's the first time city commission has attended an SG meeting since January 2017
The referendum would alter how GRU is overseen, taking some control away from the city commission
GRU bills will raise in price after a tied vote from the City Commission.
On Thursday, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and the City Commission discussed a possible community ID program that could provide the homeless, ex-prisoners, immigrants and refugees in the Gainesville community with a valid alternative to state IDs.
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