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Monitor Enrichment Center expansion trimmed to fit budget while keeping extra child capacity
Summary
Vice-Chair Hope Harmon and County Manager Michael Dinnerman described revised expansion plans that reduce some square footage to meet budget constraints but retain additional usable space intended to serve more children.
Ben Hill County officials said March 31 that revised expansion plans for the Monitor Enrichment Center have been scaled back to fit the county's budget while preserving additional space to serve more children.
Vice-Chair Hope Harmon and County Manager Michael Dinnerman explained the revised plans, saying some square footage was removed to meet budget constraints but that the design still provides added capacity for programming and child care. No construction schedule, specific cost figures or funding source details were recorded in the minutes.
The discussion was informational; the transcript does not record a formal vote or final approval. Staff and commissioners indicated the plan is intended to balance fiscal limits with the center's programmatic needs.
