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County study projects 10% growth in facilities need; staff eye consolidation options
Summary
A Cooper Carry study for Athens‑Clarke County projects facility needs growing roughly 10% over 10 years — from about 797,000 to 879,000 square feet — and identifies an estimated additional need of roughly 82,000 gross square feet, with immediate pinch points in animal services, fire training and fleet.
James Alexander and Katie Mitchell presented a space‑allocation study that inventories county facilities and projects growth in the next decade. "This study projected approximately 10% growth in overall space needs over the next 10 years from roughly 797,000 square feet today to approximately 879,000 square feet in the next 10 years," Cooper Carry's Katie Mitchell said. The study recommends evaluating renovation, consolidation and targeted acquisition rather than assuming new construction is the only solution.
The analysis lists "day‑1" pinch points: animal services lacks office and intake space for anticipated hires; the fire training center's classroom and burn‑building capacity is insufficient for concurrent training cohorts; and fleet management garages are undersized for current and future vehicle sizes. The study flagged several candidate responses, including relocating certain operations to county‑owned parcels, consolidating functions, and using upcoming capital projects (Olympic Way, Judicial Center) to free up existing space.
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