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Gainesville again considers annexing islands
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David McGhee, battalion chief with the Hall County Fire Services, has fought fires for the county for 30 years. He also owns commercially zoned land in the county that will cost him more than $200 more in taxes if the city of Gainesville decides to annex his property.“They’re being greedy,” McGhee said. “They want the good property.”Gainesville is moving ahead to annex 115 islands of commercial and gateway corridor properties totaling about 197 acres, a plan that failed to garner public support in 2009, with two public meetings on the issue set for Dec. 4.