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Wednesday, June 24, 2026

The Gainesville Ledger

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Residents, commissioners push back on Boys and Girls Club plan to sell Gainesville site

The Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Florida CEO announced plans to sell the organization’s 51st Street property in Gainesville, drawing opposition from residents who spoke at a Tuesday Alachua County Commission meeting. The county transferred the property to the nonprofit in 2020 for charitable purposes, and the deed restricts resale until 2030 unless the organization determines it is in its financial interest or the sale continues programs serving county youth. Community members expressed concern the site could be sold to a housing developer, putting an end to decades of youth programming there.

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Sources: WCJB TV20

Alachua County commissioners clash over proposed immigration resolution

Two Alachua County commissioners, Marihelen Wheeler and Anna Prizzia, publicly disagreed at a Tuesday meeting over a proposed immigration resolution stemming from a petition by the Gainesville Immigrant Initiative. The initiative asks the commission to, among other things, declare opposition to ICE offices in Gainesville or Alachua County and reaffirm commitments to immigrant safety and inclusion. The matter was originally raised in April, deferred in May, and is now slated for reconsideration in the fall.

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