BY JENNIFER CABRERA
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – At the end of the afternoon session of the August 21 Gainesville City Commission meeting, the City indicated that they may appeal the removal of their rainbow crosswalks; under pressure from the state and federal governments, the Commission voted two weeks ago to remove them.
Special Advisor for Infrastructure Brian Singleton told the Commission that he had just gotten off the phone with Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Secretary Greg Evans, who said FDOT would be sending a letter describing an administrative appeal process. Singleton said, “He didn’t have any specifics to share with me at this time, but that will be outlined in the letter, about what our options might be and what kind of flexibility there may be.” He said he expected the letter by the end of the week…