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Come October, Gainesville s oldest and youngest residents will have unlimited free rides on city buses. Starting Oct. 1, people younger than 18 and those 65 and older will no longer be charged to ride Gainesville Regional Transit System. Monday night, the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization for the Gainesville urban area voted to adopted the yearlong pilot program, with the city and county each pitching in $115,000. That is the estimated revenue the bus system will lose by not charging those passengers for rides. City Commissioner Harvey Ward said he hopes the fare-free rides become permanent after the pilot project. “It is an investment in our children, a repayment of a lifetime of service for our seniors,” he said earlier this week. “I believe transit has a democratizing influence. Number one, if lots of different people ride the bus, that is a good thing. And the easier we make it to ride the bus the less friction we put out ther ....
Three Gainesville charter officers who are among the city s highest-paid employees will get hefty raises as part of the city’s efforts to compensate women and minorities fairly. But critics say the city has gone too far, arguing that singling out higher-paid employees for raises is hardly fair to those at the lower end of the pay scale. The raises followed a heated City Commission discussion last week. The pay increases were approved 4-2, with Commissioners Reina Saco and Adrian Hayes-Santos dissenting. Commissioner Gigi Simmons was absent. The three female charter officers will receive the pay increases retroactive to Jan. 1 when commissioner Gail Johnson raised the issue. ....