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Gainesville renames First Street for Terry Fleming; city to reuse rainbow bricks in City Hall plaza
Summary
The City Commission unanimously adopted a resolution to dual-name NE/SE First Street as Terry Fleming Street and approved staff plans to reuse the rainbow brick pavers in the renovated City Hall plaza, preserving community-funded materials and authorizing further design work with the Pride Community Center.
The City Commission of Gainesville unanimously voted to dual-name Northeast/Southeast First Street as Terry Fleming Street and approved staff plans to incorporate the rainbow brick pavers removed from downtown into a permanent feature within the renovated City Hall plaza.
The action recognizes long-time LGBTQ advocate Terry Fleming and directs staff to finalize a design, in coordination with the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida, that will preserve and display the bricks on city property. Commissioners also referred a recommendation to the Historic Preservation Advisory Board to explore a historical marker explaining the bricks’ history and significance.
Terry Fleming, a Navy veteran and longtime local organizer, was credited in the resolution with founding the Pride Community Center of North…
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