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Tax collector urges move from courthouse; commissioners approve 30‑day contract option to buy former Social Security building
Summary
The Jackson County tax collector told commissioners the county’s current driver’s license office is unsafe, not ADA compliant and inadequate for customer demand, and asked the board to consider purchasing a vacant former Social Security office as a move‑in‑ready replacement.
The Jackson County tax collector told commissioners the county’s current driver’s license office is unsafe, not ADA compliant and inadequate for customer demand, and asked the board to consider purchasing a vacant former Social Security office as a move-in‑ready replacement.
Why it matters: the tax collector’s office issues licenses and vital records and serves residents from neighboring counties; staff and commissioners cited liability and accessibility concerns with the existing courthouse location and said a suitable new facility could reduce long-term renovation costs and improve customer access.
Tax collector’s request and property details Mary Carol Murdock, Jackson County Tax Collector, said the current driver’s license office ‘‘has failed the water sample test so often that they’ve bleached the pump’’ and listed repeated repairs, noncompliant…
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