Local Public Utilities Campaign Kickoff +Concert

We know that Gainesville is better when Gainesville is local. Come out on Friday night, September 13th, to kickoff the YES for Local Public Utilities campaign to restore home rule for GRU and keep Gainesville local.

In November we need to vote “YES” to take GRU back from the Governor’s office, who took it from our local community with no oversight and no vote from the residents of Gainesville.

The fight to keep GRU in the hands of local residents is being fought by a coalition of local community groups, including the NAACP, the League of Women Voters, the Sierra Club, the AFL-CIO, Gainesville Residents United, the Alachua County Democratic Party and the Alachua County Labor Coalition.

Meet the coalition partners, supporters, and raise money for “Let the Voters Decide”, the campaign working to fight back against the state takeover of GRU.

Can’t make it to the kickoff? Donate at https://secure.actblue.com/donate/localpublicutilities

Hear from "The Weeds of Eden" at 6:00, followed by live music from Gainesville’s own band the Lowly Worm, playing hits from local Gainesville bands like Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Against Me!

Host Committee:

David Arreola, Democratic Florida House District 22 Candidate Susan Bottcher Tina Certain, Alachua County School Board Bryan Eastman, Gainesville City Commissioner Eveyln Foxx Jason Fults Janice Garry Doris Harvey Rep. Yvonne Hinson, Florida State Representative Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson, Former GRU employee and County Commissioner James Ingle, Gainesville City Commissioner Elect and IBEW President Jay Maggio, Alachua County Democratic Party Vice Chair Bobby Mermer, ACLC Coordinator Cynthia Moore-Chestnut, Gainesville City Commissioner Jyoti Parmar Sarah Rockwell, Alachua County School Board Member Reina Saco, Gainesville City Commissioner Harrison Scoville, Alachua County Democratic Party Chair Mayor Harvey Ward Casey Willits, Gainesville City Commissioner