County Manager says Mayor Ward’s revival of Friendship 7 as “GNV Next” has created “confusion and concern”

BY JENNIFER CABRERA

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County Manager Michele Lieberman has sent a letter to the members of the original Friendship 7, criticizing Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward’s recent attempt to “revitalize” the group as “GNV Next.”

As reported in Alachua Chronicle, Mayor Ward invited representatives from Alachua County, Alachua County Public Schools, the University of Florida, UF Health, Santa Fe College, the Community Foundation of North Central Florida, and the Greater Gainesville Chamber of Commerce to a lunch meeting that was ultimately held on December 18…

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