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Amelia County staff outline 2–3 year plan to expand office, storage and public‑safety space
Summary
County staff presented a short-term facilities plan that would relocate the Registrar to the administration building basement, repurpose the old animal shelter for Parks & Rec storage, upgrade the softball press-box and add bays/amenities at fire/EMS stations; staff requested an appropriation of roughly $26,500 to convert a part‑time public‑works H
Speaker 6, the workshop presenter, laid out a short-term (2–3 year) facilities plan for Amelia County that focuses on interior office capacity, secure storage for county equipment and phased additions to public-safety facilities. The plan, presented as informational, would not replace already-approved CIP projects such as the animal shelter or courthouse improvements and was offered for consensus ahead of formal cost estimates and CIP scheduling.
The proposal calls for relocating the Registrar’s Office into renovated space in the administration building’s basement to improve parking and American Disabilities Act access, and to free the current Registrar suite for court-services and probation staff. "We looked very hard at moving her to the basement," Speaker 6 said, noting that parking and existing sidewalks by the door would make the location convenient for voters and staff. Supervisors and staff discussed site limitations — including sewer and water line locations and sprinkler main heights that limit how…
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