More than a dozen people were arrested after they were found squatting in a county-owned motel where officials found 'atrocious scenes' of damage.The group had scaled a 10-foot chain-link fence and wrenched boards off windows to secure access to the former Budget Inn on SW 13th Street in Gainesville - that was being converted to a shelter. Utility workers who arrived to service meters tipped off Alachua County authorities after finding most of the devices had been stolen by people who had set up home there, alongside 'significant' damage to the motel.
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