U.S. Rep. Doug Collins, R-Gainesville, is holding a town hall on Wednesday in Gainesville. Collins will meet with constituents at 5:30 p.m. in the Gainesville Public Safety Building at 701 Queen City Parkway. The Republican has historically held town halls in August. The Wednesday town hall will last one hour. The event was announced Monday. For security reasons, no bags or signs will be allowed into the courtroom where the town hall is taking place, according to the announcement. Collins also holds telephone town halls , where constituents can call into a teleconference line to pose questions and comments to the Gainesville Republican.