Press release from the City of Gainesville
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The City of Gainesville is honoring the 85th anniversary of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 1205 with a dual street naming, recognizing decades of service by one of the community’s most influential labor organizations.
At the evening session of yesterday’s regular meeting, the Gainesville City Commission adopted a resolution designating the portion of NW 25th Avenue from NW 8th Street to NW 6th Street as “IBEW Avenue.” The stretch of road was chosen because it runs adjacent to the union hall…