A look ahead: Water, roads, politics worth watching in 2017 - Gainesville Times

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A look ahead: Water, roads, politics worth watching in 2017

Key government decisions could have impact on Hall this year

Jan McCord, a Martin’s Crossing Drive resident, asks questions of public officials July 12 during the Martin Road Community Meeting at the Mulberry Creek Park and Community Center in South Hall. Many residents of the Martin Road community attended the meeting to show their resistance to the planned I-985 interchange at Martin Road to public officials. - photo by Erin O. Smith

0101PREVIEW — Jan McCord, a Martin’s Crossing Drive resident, asks questions of public officials July 12 during the Martin Road Community Meeting at the Mulberry Creek Park and Community Center in South Hall. Many residents of the Martin Road community attended the meeting to show their resistance to the planned I-985 interchange at Martin Road to public officials. - photo by Erin O. Smith

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