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Gainesville council approves land conveyance, property buy, and federal grants totaling millions for local projects
Summary
On May 20 the Gainesville Mayor and Council unanimously approved four resolutions to convey land to the school district for athletic facilities, purchase property for the city transit fleet, accept a $587,000 road-assistance grant and accept $2.3 million in federal funds for airport apron rehabilitation.
The Gainesville Mayor and Council on May 20 voted unanimously to approve four resolutions that city staff said will provide land for a school athletic project, expand space for the city’s transit fleet, and bring state and federal grant money to city road and airport work.
City Manager Bridal Lackey summarized the four items for council: VR2025-16 to convey just over an acre on Lee Waltrip Drive to the Gainesville City School District for baseball facilities at Lanier Point; BR2025-17 to acquire property behind Main Street for $1,100,000 to expand space for the city’s WEGO/trolley fleet; GR2025-01, a FY25 Local Road Assessment (LRA) grant of about $587,000; and GR2025-02, a GDOT-backed airport project that brings roughly $2,300,000 in…
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