Gainesville officials are looking to spend about $1.52 million to acquire a property along a central downtown corridor, with a parking lot in mind that will one day “kind of be a bookend” to the square. It also marks the first step in the future of one of Gainesville’s venerable insurance practices. “This all came about quickly … and we got it for a fair price,” City Manager Bryan Lackey said.
Gainesville looks to acquire insurance office for future downtown parking deck
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