The White County Commission will soon close a land deal to pave the way for construction of a new tax commission office. During their meeting Tuesday, the commissioners announced they entered into a contract back in June on 3.599 acres located at 538 North Main Street in Cleveland – a vacant lot located just north of Ingles on the north side of town.
In announcing the deal, commission chair Travis Turner said the purchase price is $590,000. The sellers were identified as Gerald Sims and Todd Turner.
According to Turner, the property adjoins the 17 acres White County bought back in January of this year. Turner said the latest purchase will provide an additional access point to the larger tract but, more importantly, will be the site where the county will build the new County Tax Commission Office, something White County Tax Commissioner Cindy Cannon has been seeking for years.
“We’ve been promising the tax commissioner for about six years we were going to build her a building, it’s time to come through on it,” said White County Commissioner Edwin Nix.
The preliminary plans for the new building have been completed and the county will be working with Charles Black Construction to build it, starting sometime in early fall.
Turner said the property is ready to build – no major grading is needed. The size of the tract will also accommodate a second building which will be determined at a later date.
White County will use SPLOST funds to pay for the property and is expected to close on the land deal in the next week to 10 days.
