North Central Fla. Central Labor Council makes City Comm. endorsements
With the city of Gainesville’s March 17 election drawing nearer, the North Central Florida Central Labor Council has announced its endorsements for the City Commission seats that are up for grabs. The...
View ArticleCity Commission candidates’ answers to realtor questionnaire available
The Gainesville-Alachua County Association of Realtors is no longer going to be endorsing candidates and won’t be supporting them using RPAC funding either, according to a recent email from the...
View ArticleGainesville community forum coming up on Monday
The Gainesville City Commission is hosting a community forum Monday with the goal of getting feedback from local folks regarding the city’s strategic initiatives as well as its operational priorities,...
View ArticleState Rep. Keith Perry files GRU governance bill
Local elected officials and other residents have already spent a lot of time debating the merits of State Rep. Keith Perry’s proposed bill regarding Gainesville Regional Utilities’ governance...
View ArticleWith city election looming, it’s a good time to get informed
With the Gainesville City Commission election coming up on Tuesday, this weekend could be an ideal time for voters to do some last-minute research on the candidates before casting their ballots on...
View ArticleGainesville Loves Mountains petition opposes GRU governance bill
Gainesville Loves Mountains, a local group that led a three-and-a-half-year campaign to alter Gainesville Regional Utilities’ coal-purchasing practices, has launched an online petition opposing State...
View ArticleCity Comm. to meet next week on Land Development Code, GRU issues
The Gainesville City Commission has a busy week next week, with a meeting Monday to discuss a major update to the Land Development Code that has been proposed as well as its usual biweekly regular...
View ArticleGRU General Manager candidate interviews viewable online
This week, the Gainesville City Commission narrowed its slate of candidates for the Gainesville Regional Utilities general manager position down to three finalists: Edward Bielarski Jr., Charles...
View ArticleNext week’s busy for the city
The city of Gainesville has a busy schedule lined up for next week, with not only its usual biweekly regular meeting on Thursday but a big meeting Wednesday evening on the hot-off-the-presses...
View ArticleGainesville City Commission talks Medicaid expansion
The battle over Medicaid expansion in Florida continues to rage, and on Thursday the Gainesville City Commission took some action on the issue. Gov. Rick Scott previously expressed support for the...
View ArticleNotable local Republicans subpoenaed in lawsuit over state Senate maps
A few local, well-known Republicans are among the 60-plus individuals who were recently served with subpoenas as part of a lawsuit that initially was filed back in 2012 and challenges whether or not...
View ArticleRoadway in Innovation Square scores Florida public works award
Southwest Ninth Street has been named the Sunshine State’s 2015 Project of the Year by the Florida chapter of the American Public Works Association in the ‘under $5 million transportation’ category,...
View ArticleJon Uman quickly throws hat in ring for 2016 City Commission race
Harvey Budd and Charles Goston Sr., who won their races for the Gainesville City Commission in April, haven’t even been sworn in yet and already someone new has filed to run for a seat in next year’s...
View ArticleNew Gainesville city commissioners sworn in
The Gainesville City Commission gained two new members Thursday afternoon when Harvey Budd and Charles Goston Sr., both of whom were elected in April, were sworn into office. Both new commissioners...
View ArticleBielarski ready to come to Gainesville as GRU’s General Manager
The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday approved an employment agreement with Edward Bielarski Jr. for the Gainesville Regional Utilities general manager job, and on Friday Bielarski told The Sun...
View ArticleCity to discuss electric rates, senior transportation program Thursday
Gainesville Regional Utilities’ high electric rates will be a key topic for debate at Thursday’s Gainesville City Commission meeting as the board considers strategies and options for how to return to...
View ArticleNavigant Consulting asking for $33,000 more for GRU investigative review
Navigant Consulting, an international consulting firm that conducted an investigative review of Gainesville Regional Utilities and issued a 179-page report regarding its findings earlier this year, has...
View ArticlePublic meeting June 25 on potential CRA Area in NW Gainesville
The city of Gainesville is considering making part of northwest Gainesville a new Community Redevelopment Area, and on June 25 the public will have a chance to learn more about this process during an...
View ArticleItalian urban muralist painting :08 Seconds building this weekend
Swing by downtown Gainesville this weekend to see an internationally renowned artist in action. Italian urban muralist 2501 already is at work transforming the look of the :08 Seconds building at 201...
View ArticleFraternal Order of Police declares impasse in negotiations with city
The local Fraternal Order of Police union has declared impasse after months of bargaining with the city of Gainesville. A June 18 memo from the city’s human resources director, Cheryl McBride, says the...
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