City of Gainesville residents for the second time in a year voted decisively on Nov. 4 to remove the article of the city’s charter that created the GRU Authority, effectively dissolving the governor-appointed board and removing the utility’s chief executive.
With all 32 precincts reporting, the referendum to return control of the city-owned utility to the City Commission passed with 75.18% of the vote.
Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward told The Sun while the ballots were still being counted, that no matter what happens with the results or how legal challenges end up, GRU’s operations will continue…