GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Mayor Harvey Ward is meeting Gainesville residents at the rainbow crosswalk downtown, a day before it’s being repaved.

He invited people to come visit the crosswalk with him on Sunday.

City commissioners voted to remove the crosswalks, complying with a state order.

State officials threatened to withhold transportation funding if Gainesville didn’t get rid of the rainbow.

It’s being removed on Monday.

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