The Gainesville City Commission structured a Tesla Auto Center and a Cultural Dance Center by unanimous decision.
The Gainesville City Commission voted July 20 to rezone and begin construction of a Tesla Auto Center and a Dance Alive Arts and Culture Center. The homes will be at 403 NE Fifth Terrace and 3302 NW 39th Ave, respectively.
Reggie Bouthillier, an attorney with Stearns Weaver Miller who represents owner Clay Thompson, presented the auto center plan to the city. It’s possible the center will be completed as soon as next year, Bouthillier said.
“[We] would like the land from November, according to the site plan approval procedure with construction complete, or even until the third quarter of 2024,” Bouthillier said.
The center, which would occupy about five acres on a commonly forested property, would primarily serve Teslas, though cars can also be purchased there.
The curators found the presentation promising but were concerned about the environmental effect of the property.
District 3 City Commissioner Casey Willits expressed his thoughts on the option of innovating on vegetated land rather than old built properties, but remained positive about the potential new jobs the company would provide.
“Hopefully in my best world, that’s where it would happen, however, it’s a verbal exchange about whether it fits into our city plan,” Willits said.
The national ballet group, Danza Viva, has launched for the creation of a construction of about two hectares destined to house a dance studio as well as yoga, pilates, music and theater classes.
Juan Castillo, the sustainability planner, presented the plans to the city.
The business plan includes a large construction with dance, music and art studios, as well as a black box theater designed to house two hundred people.
It will also have a separate construction for storage, and an area of activity committed between both constructions.
Kim Tuttle, artistic director of Dance Alive, enthusiastic and committed to the task and the many systems that will come to life in the new building, said.
“It may be a real arts center for Gainesville,” Tuttle said.
Mayor Harvey Ward, along with other commissioners, said the center is a way to make Gainesville a landmark for arts and culture.
The commission agreed that there were buffer zones good enough between construction and transit street, good enough for public transportation, sidewalks for pedestrians and cyclists, and land use good enough for very intentional uses.
The Gainesville City Commission meeting is scheduled for 10 a. m. M. of August 3.
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