BY JENNIFER CABRERA
Editor’s note: An unusual number of government meetings were packed into the first and second weeks of December, and while I tried to write about the most important issues discussed in those meetings, there wasn’t time to cover other topics that may be of interest to the community. This article covers two of those topics.
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Gainesville City Commission selected Bryan Eastman as the next Mayor Pro Tem on December 5, and the Alachua County Commission heard concerns from the public about issues at their animal shelter on December 10.
Eastman selected as Mayor Pro Tem, Sine Die for Commissioner Reina Saco
At the December 5 Gainesville City Commission meeting, Commissioner Bryan Eastman was selected as the next Mayor Pro Tem.
Mayor Harvey Ward said the Commission’s tradition is to ask the serving Mayor Pro Tem for a nomination, Mayor Pro Tem Cynthia Chestnut nominated Eastman, and the vote was unanimous. Eastman will become Mayor Pro Tem on January 6, 2025.