Hospital accepts county?s offer for former clinic

Jefferson County Health Center officials have accepted the Jefferson County Board of Supervisors? $163,000 offer for the former Fairfield Clinic.

Supervisor Dick Reed reported Monday the offer was accepted contingent upon the supervisors? holding a public hearing and securing financing. A hearing on borrowing up to $450,000 was set for 9:30 a.m. April 19 ? purchasing and renovating the building may not require the full amount.

Reed also pointed out the funding can only be used for nonprofit government offices, meaning half the building could not be rented to a private business. That restriction, however, would not interfere with Reed?s intention to rent out any space unused by the Department of Human Services; Reed explained he had another government entity in mind.

The county will close on the building June 7.

The supervisors have not yet decided what will happen with the current DHS site once the offices are moved.

Five women were appointed to the county?s compensation commission Monday as the supervisors work toward achieving a gender balance by 2012.

The compensation commission serves as an impartial body in determining just compensation or reviewing cases in which property is being condemned. Bankers Renee Rebling and Denise Nelson and real estate agents Sally Hayes, Ann Clifford and Tammy Dunbar were appointed to the commission.

County engineer Tom Goff provided the supervisors with more information about the process of assessing property owners for paving projects, which is being considered for Grimes Avenue out to Duke?s Yamaha and Smith Auto Parts and Sales Inc.

Goff said the commercial businesses ?need a paved road.?

For the complete article, see the Tuesday, April 6, 2010, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.