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Commissioners approve design contract for new Environmental Services building; fee cited around $295,000–$301,000

3379361 · May 19, 2025
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The board approved an architectural and engineering contract to design a new Environmental Services building intended to improve fleet access and operations; staff cited design fees of approximately $295,625 to $301,000 and said some contingencies (surveying, borings, fire suppression) were excluded and may add cost.

The Ashe County Board of Commissioners voted May 19 to approve a design contract with the firm that responded to the county’s request for qualifications to design a replacement Environmental Services building.

County staff said the current environmental services building is too small to accommodate the fleet of roll‑off and garbage trucks and that the project had been discussed for years. The selected firm responded to the RFQ and proposed architectural and structural…

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