Gainesville city officials and Gainesville Fire Rescue got off to a smooth start negotiating a new three-year contract on Wednesday. But both sides have yet to face budget difficulties that may manifest from a reduction in funds from Gainesville Regional Utilities. An anticipated shortfall from GRU could mean less money for pay raises, new training, time off and other expenses that could affect the long-term quality of emergency services for Gainesville residents.
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Alachua County, the City of Gainesville and Santa Fe College pledged in February to work together as part of the Community Gun Violence Prevention program. Now they are looking for area organizations to join them.
The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously on Thursday to reallocate $150,000 for city administrative services to a stand-alone gun violence prevention programming.
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