Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Gainesville is the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States, and the most populous city in North Central Florida, with a population of 145,212 in 2022. [7] It is the principal city of the Gainesville metropolitan area with a population of 350,903 in 2022.
The Mayor of Gainesville is, for ceremonially purposes, receipt of service of legal processes and the purposes of military law, official head of the city of Gainesville, Florida and otherwise a member of, and chair of, the city commission, required to preside at all meetings thereof. The mayor is also allowed to vote on all matters that come ...
Gainesville offered free water for the school from the city system, 500 acres (200 ha) west of the city, purchase of the East Florida Seminary site from the state for $30,000, and $40,000 cash. The fact that Alachua was a dry county , banning the sale of all alcohol other than low-alcohol beer, was viewed as a factor in favor of Gainesville.
The commission directed staff to bring back ordinances that would implement a 24/7 open container ban except in proposed "entertainment districts."
The Gainesville metropolitan area is the metropolitan area in North Central Florida that includes Alachua, Levy, and Gilchrist counties, with Gainesville, Florida the principal city. [1] The metropolitan area had a population of 339,247 in 2020.
Harvey Ward (born 1967) is an American politician and the mayor of Gainesville, Florida. Ward has lived in Gainesville his whole life and occupied the position of city commissioner from 2017 to 2023. [3] [4] [5]
The site of the former community was later annexed into the city of Gainesville. Newnansville was the first county seat of Alachua County. It lost importance (and the county seat) after the railroads bypassed it, and it was abandoned by the early 20th century. Paradise was a suburb of Gainesville that was eventually annexed into the city of ...
Mar. 2—The Gainesville online rumor mill has buzzed this week with posts about a proposed zoning update along major thoroughfares, including California Street, U.S. 82, Grand Avenue and some ...