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Editorial: $10 million land purchase gives Gainesville control, rolls dice with taxpayers' funds
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The midtown end of the pedestrian bridge across Jesse Jewell Parkway from downtown Gainesville. - photo by Mario Sanchez
The issue: The city of Gainesville closed Nov. 19 on a 6.8-acre property at 110 Jesse Jewell Parkway after the Northeast Georgia Health System first made the $10M offer and then approached the city to request it take over the contract. City officials have said they want to have control over future development in midtown, which they hope can be revitalized.