UPDATE: City of Gainesville suspends changes to free parking downtown
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Gainesville City Commission voted 5-1 to suspend the recently implemented changes to parking downtown.
Mayor Lauren Poe was the only vote in dissent.
In August, the commission voted 5-2 to draft changes to parking rates downtown, including increasing high-demand street parking spots to $1 an hour.
Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker and former commissioner Gail Johnson voted in dissent to the changes.
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Commissioners are also directing code enforcement to increase enforcement of the time limit for free spaces downtown.
The changes are suspended until June 1.
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