County Buys Site For Future Public Safety Headquarters

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Bartow County has taken another step in an effort to find a home for its proposed public safety headquarters.

The county last week purchased a 1.97-acre tract from New Covenant Church for $560,000, according to The Daily Tribune News. Along with the purchase, the county also agreed to fork over an additional $25,000 to provide a sewer tie-in for the church. 

The land is situated along S.R. 20 between the church, which is at 5425 Highway 20 in Cartersville, and Bartow County Fire Station No. 1. The fire station is at 5435 Highway 20.

The purchase comes four years after the county originally sent out bids for the proposed public safety headquarters. According to the Tribune, county officials in 2011 received the first round of bids for a project, which was proposed at 34,500 square feet. The second round came in 2013.

Once the purchase is complete, Bartow County Administrator Peter Olson told the Tribune that the county will have about $2.7 million out of $3.3 million in SPLOST proceeds left for the project.

The facility is slated to include offices for the Fire Department, EMS, the Fire Marshal and Bartow County Emergency Management Agency.

• Read more of the Tribune’s report here.

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