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your homegrown newspaper September 11, 2024
Vol. 20, No. 52
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Hwy. update pg. 8
Construction workers place an interior wall panel in the new county annex building.
SUMMER GODDARD / VALLEY JOURNAL
New county building takes form, construction to continue through winter By Summer Goddard / Valley Journal
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fter five months, the new Lake County Annex Office is taking shape. According to Swank Enterprises Site
Supervisor Justin McIntyre, construction on the building will continue throughout the winter months. Crews broke ground on the annex in April, with the project
slated for completion by July 2025. The three-story 15,649 square foot building will house an election office, voting and community rooms on the first floor. Lake
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County’s planning and environmental health departments will be located on the second floor while the G.I.S. and IT department will be housed on the third
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