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Gainesville waits for offers on old jail site in hopes of midtown revitalization
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The cleared 4-acre lot on Main Street that previously held the old Hall County jail is shown on Thursday in Gainesville. - photo by David Barnes
The old Hall County jail on Main Street in midtown Gainesville is just a memory as city officials wait for an offer on the property. Looking out her office window, longtime income tax preparer Maria Enriquez said Thursday she saw all the brick and mortar removed over the past five months. Earlier this week, she said workers planted grass seeds on the cleared 4-acre parcel owned by the city. She said workers covered the site with hay to keep the seeds from being blown by the wind or eaten by birds.