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Officials
broke ground Tuesday (Dec. 9) for the new Jackson County Department
of Social Services Building, which will be located on N.C. 116
across from the N.C. Department of Transportation Division 14
headquarters. The contract totals $3.2 million, with 65 percent
of that amount to come from state funds, Jackson County Commissioners'
Chairman Stacy Buchanan said during the 4 p.m. groundbreaking.
The 24,000-square-foot building will have space for 55 employees,
with room for expansion. Architect is Donza Mattison with McMillan
Smith & Partners of Spartanburg, S.C., and Western Builders
will be the general contractor. From left are former Commissioners
Franz Whitmire and Conrad Burrell, Commissioners Brian McMahan
and Joe Cowan, Buchanan, Commissioners Roberta Crawford and Eddie
Madden, building committee members Greg Scott and Juanita Burrell,
DSS board members Dawn Madden and Katie Allman, and DSS director
Bob Cochran. - Herald photo by Rose Hooper
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