Seems that Gainesville has caught come of the flu from its northeast called Jacksonvilleitis, i.e., leaders and politicians can't agree on anything or get nothing done!
I have been to Gainesville and it is a beautiful, laid back but decent sized city of almost 100,000 inhabitants. Sarasota, Florida, with a population of a little over 60,000 has skyscrapers all over its downtown; Gainesville should look like St. Petersburg or even any other major Florida City; instead, it is a cowpoke college town.
The leaders in Gainesville work similar to the leaders in Jacksonville, they can never agree on anything or get anything moving or completed. A high-rise or several high-rises in downtown Gainesville would really boost the image of this already popular town notorious for its college and educational amenities.
FLORIDA SKYRISE ORDER