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1924 tax keeps funding Gainesville Parks and Recreation
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The Frances Meadows Center Aquatic Center, located at 1545 Community Way, attracts more than 200,000 visitors and is the biggest draw for Parks and Recreation. Aside from pools, including a 10-lane competition pool, and water play stations for children, the complex has a fitness and wellness center and other amenities for families.
Gainesville residents who today enjoy access to 22 parks, the civic center and a number of recreational facilities can thank voters who made it all happen in a special election more than 90 years ago. Those voters approved in 1924 a small property tax rate increase that in fiscal 2018 is expected to raise about $3.1 million. Through the years, the tax has helped to build and maintain the facilities many enjoy today.