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.How much does it cost annually for the natural gas to keep the flame burning and who is paying for it?The city of Gainesville pays for the eternal flame and it costs $420 a year, according to the city’s communications and tourism director, Catiel Felts.The flame was donated Nov. 11, 1969, by the Eugene Brown Post 521 and Paul E. Bolding Post 7 of the American Legion.The purpose, Legionnaires said, is to pay homage “to all who sacrificed so much for the cause of freedom and to do so in a manner which would reflect the total unselfishness of the organization,” according to a 1969 article in the The Times.With The Sporting Goods Store Who Shall Not Be Named going in the mall at the far end of Penneys, what is going to happen to the carousel and the food court?Kirsten Boettcher, marketing manager at Lakeshore Mall, said plans for the carousel and food court are still up in the air.She said the mall is working with some of the current food vendors to find space for them elsewhere in the mall. She couldn’t confirm any details about plans for the carousel.“We’re working to preserve as many amenities as possible,” she said.In the video of the incident that led to the firing of the young jailer this week, who is the older deputy who comes in and kicks the inmates in the head when they are lying shackled in the floor?