Gainesville is the largest city and county seat of Alachua County . It serves as the cultural, educational and

commercial center for the North Central Florida Region. The City provides a full range of municipal services, 

including police and fire protection, comprehensive land use planning and zoning services, code enforcement

and neighborhood improvement, streets and drainage construction and maintenance, traffic engineering services,

refuse and recycling services through a franchised operator, ecreation and parks, cultural and nature services,

and the necessary administrative services to support these activities. Additionally, the City of Gainesville  

owns a regional transit system, a municipal airport, a 72-par championship golf course, and a utility.