Today, the Habersham County Board of Commissioners signed a contract offering to purchase 30.82 acres for the new Habersham County Judicial Center and governmental campus. The property is located at the intersection of State Highway 17 and Hills Crossing Road. The total purchase price for this large tract is $1,189,000.
Chairman Butterworth said, “The location of this property will accommodate future growth and is consistent with the twenty year vision of the Comprehensive Plan. Accessibility to the Judicial Center will be from State Highway 17 and from Hills Crossing Road and will result in less traffic congestion for our citizens. One thing the current economic environment does is create a buyer’s market for purchases like this. We believe this is a wise, long-term decision for the taxpayers of Habersham County”
“The Board considered several alternative sites after studies showed that the original site would not accommodate growth and the location would cause significant traffic congestion. The Board feels that this site is ideally located for easy access by citizens from all areas of the county and it will accommodate all the needs of Habersham County Government for decades to come,” Butterworth concluded.
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