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Ask the Times: Century Place controlled by school system
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Juan Cristobal, left, and Burt Machado check cars Wednesday morning as they enter Gainesville High School on Century Place. - photo by Scott Rogers | The Times
If you’ve been wondering about something in your community, Ask The Times is your place to get answers. The following questions were submitted by readers and answered through the efforts of our news staff.Is Century Place at Gainesville High School a public road? Why is it blocked by civilian personnel during certain times of the week?Century Place is a public road up to the front entrance of the high school, and from that point down to Centennial Arts Academy it is the property of the Gainesville Board of Education, Gainesville City Schools Superintendent Merrianne Dyer said.The road is blocked during lunch, from 11:20 a.m. to 1:40 p.m., as a safety measure because there had been complaints from parents that nonstudents were visiting during those hours, Dyer said.