County Complex Nearing Completion

The county’s new office/recreational complex is almost finished.
County Mayor Mike Foster said the contractor may wind up work this week. “Within two weeks, we’ll have everything open,” said Foster.
As of Tuesday, February 21, a total of $3,075,000 has been spent on the complex.
“The floors are finished pretty well throughout the building,” he said. “The stage (in the auditorium) is ready to sand. Its got hardwood put on it (floor). We have to do some work on the (handicapped) ramp. Basically everything is done except touch ups,” said Foster.
“The senior citizens center will be ready to move on Wednesday. The equipment is now in the exercise room and the floor is done. The (community) kitchen is done except we don’t have all the equipment in. We may not have all the tables and chairs and that kind of stuff in but there will be some activities. They’re doing the cooking classes already in the kitchen,” said Foster.
“The gymnasium is done except we don’t have the basketball goals in. We (county commission) will talk about what we need to buy for the game room Thursday night (during an all committees meeting) at the UT Extension office in the complex. We’ve had some donations of games and things to go in there. Clubs, banks, and other organizations have donated money to do some stuff for the kids,” he said.
“Its all looking pretty good and we’re all within budget,” said Foster.
UCHRA, which is renting offices from the county, opened in the complex last summer and the four county officials who relocated from the courthouse, moved in last August.
The complex features an auditorium with a seating capacity of about 300; a community kitchen and cafeteria, a game room for kids, an exercise room complete with used and refurbished equipment, a gymnasium for basketball and volleyball, a senior citizens center, and rooms for the Art Revolution, Motlow State Community College, the county extension office, and other meeting rooms.