Tilting at Windmills Yet Again...

I don’t have the slightest clue whether Giles County needs a courthouse annex, or not. But I do know a lousy deal when I see one. Using the Hunter Smith building is a lousy deal, because its an antique firetrap with no windows. Don Parr’s proposed annex is a little better, in that it offers much more floor space than Hunter Smith, but again, it’s based on using antique buildings, with limited natural daylight. The Heilig Meyers building, while of modern construction, and with more than adequate parking, would force county workers to occupy a warren of windowless cubicles.

Can’t we do better than any of these proposals? I believe it’s possible. How about this: have the county draw up a set of specs for the desired annex, and place it up for competitive bids? This is, I hate to belabor, exactly what the state law requires.... [click on comments to read more]