DeSantis signs bill that preempts GRU Authority with 24-word amendment
Amendment applies only to Gainesville’s utility.
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DeSantis signs bill that preempts GRU Authority with 24-word amendment
Amendment applies only to Gainesville’s utility.
Gainesville electric rates to stay flat, water to increase in next fiscal year
Utility to pay $128 million in debt.
Gainesville City Commission approves new GFL contract, transfers utility fees
New contract has 3% recycling contamination cap.
Gainesville to set new billing process without GRU
Apartment stormwater rates to fluctuate.
Gainesville commission votes on major garbage billing, towing reforms
Mayor to send letter to GRU Authority.
Gridlocked GRU Authority to stop collecting Gainesville’s garbage bills
Split authority results in no vote.
Gainesville to review city manager search, red-light cameras, annexation
Commission also considering $5.7M road project.
Florida House approves amendment to keep GRU Authority despite opposition
House rules waived to allow immediate passage.
Florida Legislature to end GRU Authority tug-of-war with 24-word amendment
Gainesville mayor authorized to send letters to state leaders.
GRU Authority to amend public comment procedures
Signups would be required.
Gainesville preps for more city construction with $9M approval on Thursday
Utility authority asks for commission bond approval.
“Revolt, Rebellion”: Florida appeal court hears GRU referendum arguments
No timeline on final decision.
GRU Authority approves consultants for $55 million water plant project
State agency would require the changes by 2032.
Referendums and reveals: Mainstreet’s top 10 local news stories of 2025
From scoops to still-simmering controversy, it was a busy year in local news
Gainesville commission, utility leaders spar over $700K in legal fees
City lost funding equal to utility’s legal fees.
GRU Authority to keep utility control for foreseeable future despite public vote
Appeal court grants emergency pause on election.
Updated: Gainesville responds to Florida appeal court on referendum
Court to decide if Gainesville Regional Utilities referendum results get implemented.
No contest, Part 2: Gainesville utilities referendum clears voters by 75%
Utility officials set to file emergency motion.
Gainesville referendum: Early voting numbers arrive, officials plan emergency motion
Polls to be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
Gainesville judge denies temporary injunction ahead of utility referendum
Ruling allows vote to be implemented once passed.
Gainesville leaders debate GRU Authority’s impact on utility management
Town hall featured Mayor Harvey Ward and GRU CEO Ed Bielarsksi.
Gainesville attorneys set to argue final hearing prior to referendum vote
Legal issues may delay referendum implementation, again.
GRU Authority to keep garbage billing for additional $125,000
Bielarski receives 3% salary increase.
Gainesville’s second utility referendum gets judicial greenlight
GRU Authority hits two-year mark.