BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At the July 8 Alachua County Commission meeting, the board voted to take over the operation of their Sports and Events Center from the current operator, which was declared to be in default of its contract.
On June 6, Alachua County sent a Notice of Default to Viking Companies, owned by Svein Dyrkolbotn, warning that a subsidiary’s contract to operate the County’s Sports and Events Center at Celebration Pointe could be terminated if the company failed to pay over $500,000 in CDD assessments and provide missing financial information within 30 days…