The unanimous vote changes the 2.8-acre lot from limited neighborhood business to standard neighborhood business zoning and lifts old restrictions that banned alcohol uses and capped building size.
The pilot project into creating a more walkable downtown gets a a ribbon cutting this week.
Foxwood Farms, a 55-and-older mobile home community in Ocala, will switch from its package treatment plant to the city’s central sewer under a state-funded project expected to cut thousands of pounds of nitrogen from Rainbow Springs each year.
North Central Florida stayed red to keep a number of Republicans in office, and to help elect Florida’s first Black governor.
A Webster man was originally charged with crimes related to being a felon in possession of firearms, but a search of his phone revealed multiple videos and images of children and animals involved in sexual activity.
The man was driving on private property in the Weirsdale area when his vehicle accelerated into a tree.
Three out of the five ballot measures on the Marion County midterm ballot passed.
Dr. Sarah James survived a challenge from Donald Barber, and Mike Mills came out on top in the race between newcomers.