On May 15, the Gainesville City Commission voted 6-1 to hold a special election in November. This election will retry a referendum to return control of Gainesville Regional Utilities to the city.

Q&A: GRU CEO Ed Bielarski on Gainesville’s November referendum for utility control GAINESVILLE –– On Nov. 4, Gainesville voters will decide who should control Gainesville Regional Utilities: the ...

Voters in the city of Gainesville on Tuesday approved a referendum that puts control of the city's utility in limbo following a court-ordered injunction against the measure issued in October. The ...

GAINESVILLE –– On November 4, the city of Gainesville is having a referendum to place the Gainesville City Commission back in control of Gainesville Regional Utilities. In 2024, a similar referendum ...

About 20 people gathered under umbrellas outside the Gainesville Regional Utility headquarters Monday afternoon with signs reading, “Vote yes for local public utilities.” Attendees rallied to support ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Near the beginning of their April 3 meeting, the GRU Authority voted unanimously to appeal yesterday’s ruling that the City has the right to disband the Authority with a ballot ...

Gainesville and GRU leaders are agreeing to honor the utility’s financial agreements no matter who ends up in control.

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 ...