Early voting for the special election on the future of the GRU Authority runs from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 31-Nov. 2. Election Day is Nov. 4 and runs 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

"They just said, 'You're going to pay for our legal fees for us suing you.' Where in the world does that happen besides this?

Gainesville residents will vote on Nov. 4 to decide if the city's utility should be controlled by the elected City Commission or a governor-appointed authority. A previous referendum to return control ...

Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward and GRU CEO Ed Bielarski will discuss the future of the GRU Authority at a town hall. Voters will decide in a November referendum whether to dissolve the state-appointed ...

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Gainesville residents voted Tuesday for the second consecutive year to abolish the state-appointed Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority. With only a single issue on the ballot, more than 75% of ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville city attorneys are questioning the GRU Authority Board’s legal argument to remain in business. Lawyers for the city filed an “answer brief” with the First ...

City of Gainesville residents for the second time in a year voted decisively on Nov. 4 to remove the article of the city's charter that created the GRU Authority, effectively dissolving the ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gainesville's mayor and the head of the city’s utility company debated late Tuesday on who should control GRU going forward, ahead of an election next week that may settle the ...