BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At the August 27 General Policy Committee (GPC) meeting, the Gainesville City Commission moved forward with eliminating historic buffers in an area east of the intersection of University Avenue and 13th Street; they also scheduled a discussion on Automated License Plate Readers (Flock cameras), proposed another subcommittee, and scheduled a discussion on changing the City’s seal and flag.
ConnectFree funding and Local Government Area of Opportunity contributionsCommissioners first heard an affordable housing update and voted to prioritize the remaining $390,000 in ConnectFree funding for projects that construct new low-income affordable housing units; Commissioner Bryan Eastman’s motion also authorized staff to take various steps to identify funding sources for future Local Government Area of Opportunity contributions…