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How Gainesville hopes to shape midtown development
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Autumn color along Main Street in midtown Gainesville Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Gainesville just banned more than 30 uses, including homeless shelters and crisis centers, in its midtown area although existing ones are allowed to stay. - photo by Scott Rogers
On Oct. 16, the Gainesville City Council voted to buy the land on the southern end of the pedestrian bridge over Jesse Jewell Parkway for $10 million, with the hopes of reselling it to a developer so the so-called “bridge to nowhere” will have a purpose. The city is also working on recruiting a developer to bring life to the old Hall County Jail site on Main Street.