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Roane County renews storage lease and moves to solicit bids for permanent county property storage
Summary
The commission approved a one-year renewal of the lease on an offsite storage building that currently houses county property and directed the property committee to issue RFPs and seek contractors to build or clear a permanent facility after members described the building as full and costly.
The Roane County Commission debated and approved a one-year renewal of a rental agreement for a county storage building and authorized county staff to pursue procurement for a permanent solution.
Commissioners and the property committee reported that the current storage location is full of county equipment and supplies and that moving would require time and planning. Commissioner Barry said the county had already spent substantial sums on storage: "we spent over $350,000 on this storage and that our citizens deserve better than that," he said, and commissioners described a plan to put the project out for bid to find a contractor and a timetable for relocation.
The motion to renew the lease was presented as a pragmatic measure to avoid losing storage capacity while the county solicits bids and prepares the move. Commissioners discussed timing, options for using inmate labor versus contractors, and the need to avoid an audit deficiency by having a lease in effect for already-paid months.
The commission directed staff to prepare procurement documents and pursue bids; if the procurement exceeds available capital, staff said they will return to the commission with budget requests. The resolution to renew the agreement passed by voice vote.
Next step: property committee to issue RFPs and return with bids and a recommended schedule for clearing and relocating county property.
