The city of Gainesville will soon start accepting applicants for $2 million in improvement grants to revitalize homes, businesses and vacant lots along NE Eighth Avenue and Waldo Road.
The funds come through the Gainesville Community Reinvestment Area (GCRA) and fit as part of the city’s efforts to renovate its nearby municipal complex that houses Citizens Field, Fire Station 3, Dwight H. Hunter Pool and the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center.
The Gainesville City Commission approved the grant program in October. The city is also in talks to sell Citizens Field to the School Board of Alachua County for a new stadium…