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The Gateway Center is scheduled for completion in, November 2007. The study <br />group recommends that the register of Deeds and Land records be relocated to <br />this facility. <br />Gateway Center <br />Gross Building Area 22,846 <br />Circulation factor (30 %) 6,854 <br />Net Space Available for <br />Use by Departments 15,992 <br />New Facility <br />Resident Department Current S.F. Desired S.F. Allocation <br />Land Records 3,800 5,930 5930 <br />Register of Deeds 5,263 9,000 9000 <br />Total De t'I Allocation 9,063 14,930 <br />Back —fill location: John M. Link, Jr. &overnment Services Gen 'rer <br />Department <br />Budget Office <br />Finance Office <br />New Facility <br />Current S.F. Desired S.F. Allocation <br />700 1,740 tbd <br />1,000. 2,350 tbd <br />AND One of the following depts: <br />Personnel Department 1,350 <br />OR <br />Information <br />1,900 <br />1,240 1,690 <br />The Office Building is scheduled for completion around May 2008. The study group <br />recommends that the following departments be relocated to this facility: planning <br />and inspections, Environmental Health, revenue Department, Tax Assessor, <br />Economic Development and the County Engineer. <br />One of three other, departments may also be a candidate -for the facility: the <br />Personnel Department, Information Systems or /-lousing and Community <br />Development. Each of these departments has space requirements that would fit <br />within the square footage available for allocation. <br />Recommendations for backfilling the vacated space: <br />o Planning and Agriculture Building: Vacated space would be allocated to <br />Cooperative Extension, Soil and Water and ErCD, pursuant to <br />recommendations of the original space study. Farm Services, a Federal <br />Agency with offices in the Planning and Ag Center may also receive additional <br />space, based on availability. <br />Vll <br />