Letter to the editor
I want to start with the following excerpt from the Alachua Chronicle article about the November 6 Gainesville City Commission meeting, describing the Commissioners’ discussion about the closing of the two-way street that leads to the front door of the Best Jewelry and Loan Pawnbrokers at NW 5th Street & NW 3rd Ave in Gainesville (an enclave within the Santa Fe College Downtown Campus).
This is where I have earned my livelihood for over 41 years. I was there before the college was there…
After you read the AC excerpt , you will find my response to the City of Gainesville and Santa Fe College’s closing of the street…