Could new sales tax help mitigate traffic issues in Gainesville? - Gainesville Times

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Could new sales tax help mitigate traffic issues in Gainesville?

Traffic moves through one of Gainesville's busiest intersections at Jesse Jewell and E.E. Butler parkways Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. - photo by Scott Rogers

01152022 COMPPLAN 4.jpg — Traffic moves through one of Gainesville's busiest intersections at Jesse Jewell and E.E. Butler parkways Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022. - photo by Scott Rogers

Local officials may push for a new sales tax referendum in 2023 to fund much needed transportation projects that could divert trucks and other traffic around Gainesville.