With more than 100 people attending across three rooms, the Alachua County Commission voted unanimously on Feb. 10 to approve a temporary use permit for the contested Wildflowers Music Park festival in Melrose.
The more than six-hour meeting featured two opposing sides. One group, largely dressed in white shirts bearing a red slash over the words “Wildflowers Music Park,” sat opposite supporters wearing aqua blue shirts with a floral pattern behind the word “Wildflowers.”
Running from March 13-15, the Wildflowers Music Park festival is named after Gainesville native Tom Petty’s iconic album, “Wildflowers.”…