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Lexington Gets Ready For City Hall Work
Lexington City Council unanimously approved both a resolution to move the city registrar’s office and a contract to rent space at the old BB&T bank building at 539 Nelson St. for several other city departments ahead of the renovation of city hall which is scheduled to begin next spring.
Council held a public hearing on the resolution to move the registrar’s office, which will relocate to the city’s School Board office at 300 Diamond St. on Feb. 10. Following the passing of the resolution, the city will reach out to the state electoral board to inform it of the plans to move the registrar, and the state board will have 60 days to inspect the new site to make sure it meets the requirements for elections. City Manager Tom Carroll said that he was confident that it would meet those requirements.
The city’s treasurer and commissioner of revenue offices will be relocating to a building on the old Virginia Department of Transportation property on Waddell Street, and the remaining city offices will relocate to the upper floor of the building at 539 Nelson St., including the city manager and city planner’s offices. The lease is for two and one-half years with an option for renewal.
Council member Leslie Straughan wondered if there would be adequate parking at the Nelson Street location, and Carroll said that he felt there would be, especially given
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that the treasurer’s office and the commissioner of revenue’s office, which receive the most in-person traffic on a regular basis, would be located at the Waddell Street property, which has more space for parking. City employees will be able to utilize parking spaces located behind the Truist bank building next door and a handful of spaces are located by the building. He added that wayfinding signs would be utilized to help people figure out where to go.
Carroll also noted that in the temporary space there would no longer be an available meeting space like the one located on the second floor of city hall. He said that he would in touch with members of the many groups that use that room to work with them to make arrangements for meeting space while city hall is being renovated.
