Former Gainesville mayor Stuart Craig Lowe died on Saturday.
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Former Gainesville Mayor Stuart “Craig” Lowe died on Saturday.
According to a city of Gainesville release, Lowe, 65, served as the District 4 commissioner from 2003-10 and then made history as the city’s first openly gay mayor, serving until 2013.
During Lowe’s time in office, the following items were accomplished:
- Opening of Senior Recreation Center at Northside Park
- Opening of Fire Station 8
- Installation of a competition-level track at Fred Cone Park
- Opening of Innovation Square
- Approval of the Sweetwater Wetlands Park project
- Removal of a cap that limited feeding homeless neighbors to more than 13 meals per day.
Lowe also helped unite the community against a group of extremists who threatened to burn the Quran, the Islamic holy book. The story made international headlines.
Editor’s note: The photo of Stuart “Craig” Lowe was provided by www.KeysPhotography.com.
Tags: City of Gainesville died Fred Cone Park Gainesville City Commission Innovation Square mayor Northside Park Quran Senior Recreation Center Stuart "Craig" Lowe Sweetwater Wetlands Park
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