‘It’s like Christmas out here’: Styrofoam pellets from Marriott construction site rain on downtown square - Gainesville Times

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‘It’s like Christmas out here’: Styrofoam pellets from Marriott construction site rain on downtown square

Crews use vacuums and blowers to gather and remove Styrofoam debris in downtown Gainesville Tuesday, April 11, 2023, due to construction from the nearby Marriott. - photo by Scott Rogers

04122023 STYROFOAM 3.jpg — Crews use vacuums and blowers to gather and remove Styrofoam debris in downtown Gainesville Tuesday, April 11, 2023, due to construction from the nearby Marriott. - photo by Scott Rogers

White pellets have showered downtown Gainesville for the last two weeks, prompting questions and complaints from downtown businesses and their employees.