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Rutherford County mayor presents five‑year capital projects list, urges near‑term decision on county administration location
Summary
Mayor Carr presented a draft county capital projects list and asked the Property Management Committee to prioritize immediate needs — notably a new county administration facility to address failing systems at the Goldstein Building — while working with schools and municipalities to coordinate longer‑range infrastructure investments.
Mayor Carr presented a county capital projects list and asked the Property Management Committee to treat finding a replacement or renovation for county administrative space as an immediate priority.
The list, assembled by the mayor’s office with staff input, inventories completed projects, projects under construction and proposed projects over the next five years. "This is the capital projects list from the mayor's office. Having said that, it's not exhaustive nor complete," Mayor Carr said, asking commissioners to review, “beat it up,” and return feedback.
Why it matters: The mayor said one urgent need is moving 35–40 employees now housed in the Goldstein Building because the building’s roof, elevator and HVAC systems are deteriorating. "We're sitting on the clock with this building," Carr said, adding that replacement of the HVAC system alone was…
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