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The Gainesville City Commission voted to transfer ownership of the property where the Grace Marketplace homeless shelter is located.

This move will relieve the city of financial responsibility for the shelter's maintenance and capital expenses.

Owning the property will allow Grace Marketplace to better apply for grants and other funding opportunities.

The Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously on Oct. 23 to ask staff to bring back a resolution to allow Grace Marketplace to take ownership of the property the homeless shelter sits on.

With Commissioner Desmond Duncan-Walker absent, the six other commissioners voted in favor of the resolution, which will allow the city to no long financially sustain the shelter's maintenance and capital expenses.

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