The city of Gainesville received 17 acres donated for a future preserve near the Oaks Mall and also voted to buy another 20 acres for a new neighborhood park and multi-use trail.
The items came forward on the consent agenda of the city’s Dec. 4 regular meeting.
Gainesville developer Nathan Collier donated the 17 acres, zoned for planned development, for a preserve named in honor of his father, Courtland Alden Collier, a former city mayor and commissioner for 18 years…