Courthouse Won’t be Torn Down: Randolph County
So the Pal-Item and News Sentinel report today. The News Sentinel article is pretty sparse, but the Pal-Item seems keyed in: This development does not mean much: The commissioners have reversed their earlier vote to demolish the structure, but only in a bid to get county council to approve the appraisal of the Wal Mart building to pursue that structure as a possible location for county government.
As county council and the commissioners play politics, the facts on the ground remain the same: The structure is in a deplorable state. It needs millions in renovations just to get it to a usable state, and there is little money to be had for such a project in this economically distressed region of the state. In the long run, there are few good options for the structure.
