HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-05-2001 Meeting
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SITE SELECTION
COMMITTEE
COMMITTEE ROOM - March 5,2001
2:00 p.m.
PRESENT: B. Kuhlke, Commissioner-Chairman, W. Mays, Mayor Pro Tern, L. Beard,
Commissioner, S. Shepard, Commissioner, H. Brigham, Commissioner, J. Carter,
Downtown Development, Judge W. Fleming, Judges System, W. Hornsby, Interim
Administrator, J. Wall, Attorney., D. Craig, District Attorney, R. Acree, Facilities
Maintenance, L. Bonner, Clerk of Commission.
ABSENT: H. Barrett, Augusta Tomorrow.
MEDIA: S. Eidson, Metro Spirit, H. Coryell, Augusta Chronicle.
The meeting was called to order by the Chairman.
Discuss selection of choice for location of the proposed Augusta Richmond County
Judicial Center.
The Chairman along with Mr. Acree, Facilities Maintenance Manager
disseminated a cost summary.
After further discussion on the cost summary,
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Mr. Kuhlke: After the meeting on last week I got the feeling that the consensus of
the committee was that they wanted to pursue the 600 block of Greene Street. Have there
been any thoughts or regards to considering a new location?
Mr. Shepard: I think it's important that we support the members of the legal
profession that have invested down here in this community that still have their offices
here. They have developed primarily to the east of the courthouse and I don't think there
will be much more development to the east. To me, this site is what's favored by the
LDR study. I would like to make a motion that this Committee recommends to the full
Commission the site as 600 Greene Street for the new Judicial Center.
Mr. Beard: Second.
Mr. Mays: I am reminded of Mr. Wall's previous ruling unless we're dealing with
another source of funding and I don't see that in this package that we have some
limitations as to how we can make projects hold. I need to make sure that we can deal
with this in as smooth a way possible. This Commission made a decision based on your
opinion that we had no mechanism to make situations hold because of the limitation of
sales tax money.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Adjournment: With no further business to discuss the meeting was adjourned.
Lena J. Bonner
Clerk of Commission