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Spotsylvania supervisors approve projects Date published: 7/26/2006
By GEORGE WHITEHURST Spotsylvania County soon will spend up to $4.6 million on design work for new circuit courtroom space, a new Sheriff's Office and emergency dispatch center, and plans for widening a portion of U.S. 17 Bypass. The Board of Supervisors last night voted 6-0 to approve a contract with Moseley Architects to design the additional courtroom, judge's chambers and office space needed by the Spotsylvania Circuit Court. The contract also includes design work for the planned public safety building, which will contain both the Sheriff's Office and a new dispatch center. The cost of Moseley's design work cannot exceed $4.4 million on this portion of the county's master plan for its hub of government offices at Spotsylvania Courthouse. County staff originally had recommended hiring separate architects for judicial center and the Sheriff's Office. But earlier this month, the supervisors indicated the two projects should be treated as components of a larger plan. Deputy County Administrator Doug Barnes said that directive led staff to reconsider its call for two designers. "We see several advantages to having to deal with only one architect," he told the board. The supervisors then approved the contract with no discussion. They also unanimously approved a $200,000 contract with the county's general engineering consultant to provide preliminary engineering work on plans to widen a portion of U.S. 17 Bypass. Money to pay for the design work will come from sales taxes generated by Cosner's Corner--the massive shopping complex being developed by the Silver Cos. at the corner of U.S. 1 and 17 Bypass. Supervisor Chris Yakabouski wanted to know how soon Silver will pay the next installment of its proffers stemming from the rezonings for Cosner's Corner. Deputy County Administrator Ernie Pennington replied that the county soon will receive $50,000 from July 11 rezoning for a planned Home Depot at the new shopping complex. Supervisor Vince Onorato then wanted to know about a parcel of land adjoining Cosner's Corner that Silver agreed to set aside in case a new Interstate 95 interchange was ever built there. He said it now appears any new interchange will be built elsewhere, and suggested the county should soon return the land to Silver in exchange for additional cash contributions to a planned traffic study for the area.
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