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The City of Gainesville invites neighbors to the Downtown Strategic Plan Community Meeting to help shape a vision for downtown and its surrounding neighborhoods.

The City of Gainesville is hosting a webinar to show our neighbors how to make use of free district-building software so they can actively participate in the upcoming redistricting process.

The City of Gainesville invites all neighbors to Ironwood Golf Course for two nights of safe, family-friendly Halloween fun.

GAINESVILLE, FL (Oct. 7, 2021) - The Gainesville Housing Authority, Lincoln Ventures and the City of Gainesville have partnered for the city’s first-ever voluntary inclusion of affordable housing in a proposed mixed-use development. The new real estate development will be located just blocks from the University of Florida.

The City of Gainesville will celebrate the culture, traditions and history of the first inhabitants of the land during a ceremony where a new historical marker at City Hall will be unveiled.

The City of Gainesville is seeking nominations for the Michelle Park Family Recreation Scholarship. The purpose is to provide a scholarship for one year to one City of Gainesville low-to-moderate income family, to participate in nature, recreation and cultural activities* (*some activities may not be available due to the current COVID-19 restrictions). The scholarship enables a Gainesville family to take advantage of a year’s worth of events, programs, tours and more at no cost. One scholarship valued at $1,500, which may be used to enjoy activities such as:

• After-school activities and day camps for school breaks and teacher holidays, for children age 6–12
• Access to the Wellness Center at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Multipurpose Center
• Tickets to cultural events
• An annual pass to Sweetwater Wetlands Park
• Adult and youth recreation and sports activities such as golf lessons, swimming lessons, and tennis lessons; free registration to participate in city-sponsored youth baseball, basketball, flag football, Pop Warner football or cheerleading.

Beginning Friday, Oct. 1, individuals 18 years of age and younger, as well as those 65 and older, are eligible to ride the City of Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) for free.

The City of Gainesville’s Regional Transit System (RTS) is set to launch a new transit app – GNVRideRTS – on Oct. 1, and provide public transit passengers with a more efficient and user-friendly interface for planning daily commutes.

The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department offers all day activities for days Alachua County Public Schools are closed (from Oct. 8, 2021-March 28, 2022). Out of School Days provides a safe and enjoyable environment for children in 1st through 8th grades to build lasting experiences. The program enhances the children’s physical, social and mental awareness by providing sustainable healthy lifestyle lessons and building positive character development through learning teamwork and creating art projects together. Our dedicated staff is committed to keeping children safe while they learn and have fun! Registration is open, in person or online. 

The City Commission meeting previously scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 has been cancelled and agenda items from that meeting will be scheduled for a future date. The emotionally charged events of the last several days have left tensions running high, and have culminated in threats of violence against our elected officials. We take these threats seriously, and the decision was made to cancel out of an abundance of caution.