Gainesville’s Frank Buck Zoo receives city approval for major expansion

The Frank Buck Zoo will expand to nearly double its current size after the city of Gainesville approved additional land for an expansion.
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City of Gainesville to negotiate sale of Citizens Field to Alachua County Public Schools

The Gainesville city commission voted to negotiate the sale of Citizens Field to the Alachua County School Board. The school board intends to rebuild the stadium, which could cost between $20 million ...
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Gainesville City Commission selects interim city manager, plans to replace historic building with trailhead

In early August, City Manager Cynthia Curry sent in her letter of resignation with plans to leave the post Nov. 21. At Thursday’s City Commission meeting, Mayor Harvey Ward initiated the search for an ...

Council expected to fill charter commission

City Council will be making appointments to a charter review commission at Tuesday’s meeting. Over the past few months, the city council worked on reviewing the city charter for the first time in ...
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Gainesville votes to dissolve GRU Authority, return control of utility back to city

City of Gainesville residents for the second time in a year voted decisively on Nov. 4 to remove the article of the city's charter that created the GRU Authority, effectively dissolving the ...
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City of Gainesville voters set to determine fate of GRU Authority

(Editor's note: This story has been updated with the latest numbers from early voting.) On Nov. 4, Gainesville residents who live within the city limits will head to the polls to determine who should ...