The headlines should read "James City County supervisors move a step closer to a $250 million county government center” The original proposal was $90 million. The citizens of JCC who have visited the current government center have found no need to tap us for a Quarter Of A Billion Dollars for it’s replacement. Our suspicions were confirmed that this proposed building will be a monument to wasteful spending when our real estate taxes were increased this year by 21%.
It’s been five years coming and all publicly available information. The public also needs to understand that it’s not just Mounts Bay but also the scattered JCC buildings all over the county that will be consolidated. I work in one of those building and to update it is cost prohibitive. The fact is the County is growing and the public continues to enjoy all the benefits and opportunities that JCC provides. The community needs to understand that doesn’t happen without also having the best employees and providing great work environments for them as well as for all residents. If you want the County to continue to be a great place to live and work we all have to provide the kinds of spaces that reflect that in the best possible ways.
The headlines should read "James City County supervisors move a step closer to a $250 million county government center” The original proposal was $90 million. The citizens of JCC who have visited the current government center have found no need to tap us for a Quarter Of A Billion Dollars for it’s replacement. Our suspicions were confirmed that this proposed building will be a monument to wasteful spending when our real estate taxes were increased this year by 21%.
It’s been five years coming and all publicly available information. The public also needs to understand that it’s not just Mounts Bay but also the scattered JCC buildings all over the county that will be consolidated. I work in one of those building and to update it is cost prohibitive. The fact is the County is growing and the public continues to enjoy all the benefits and opportunities that JCC provides. The community needs to understand that doesn’t happen without also having the best employees and providing great work environments for them as well as for all residents. If you want the County to continue to be a great place to live and work we all have to provide the kinds of spaces that reflect that in the best possible ways.