Ramped-up code enforcement efforts are not expected to be hampered despite the fact Gainesville Community Development Department officials don’t expect their budget to change much in the 2015 fiscal year. “We were told to keep it flat,” Director Rusty Ligon said. City Manager Kip Padgett said he has asked all departments to keep their budget requests on par with current funding, as he expects this year’s more than $29 million general fund budget to increase only slightly next year.
Gainesville Community Development to continue focus on code enforcement