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Gainesville's rain tax for stormwater fixes may still be in forecast
City officials pondering ways to fund needed upgrades
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A proposed “rain tax” in Gainesville to fund stormwater infrastructure upgrades seemed destined for approval earlier this month. But then residents and business owners stepped up to the microphone and city officials voted it down. Reports of the stormwater utility’s death, however, are premature.