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Commissioners debate $1.4 million new services building as jail funding looms
Summary
DeKalb County commissioners debated whether to remodel an aging county services building for about $600,000 or build a new 42-by-96-foot facility quoted just over $1.4 million, with several members urging caution until state property-tax legislation and the countys jail financing are clearer.
The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners spent a lengthy public portion of its March 20 meeting weighing options to address an overcrowded and aging development and service facility, with estimates ranging from about $600,000 for a remodel to more than $1.4 million for a new building.
Chair opened the discussion with a summary of the problem, saying the existing building is narrow and would not relieve cramped offices, and called the new design more efficient with a center hallway. The new building quote, as presented on the floor plan, included site work, utility hookups and removal of the old structure and was reported at just over $1,400,000. The remodel option was estimated at roughly $600,000.
Several commissioners and the…
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