The Gainesville City Commission voted to take out a $22 million loan to build the new Gainesville Police Department Property and Evidence building and to continue forward with the 8th Avenue and Waldo Road project.
The commission also had a long discussion and split vote to change course on redesigning two streets east of UF’s campus to only allow one-way traffic.
Commissioners Ed Book, Desmon Duncan-Walker and Cynthia Chestnut voted to stop the plan, citing safety, parking and funding concerns. The total project cost is estimated at $1.2 million, and the plan has been in the works since 2019, when a previous commission approved it…