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24 <br /> 1 • Offer land to a public non-profit or private developer to build affordable housing. This <br /> 2 option would necessitate the construction of a new facility to house AMS administrative <br /> 3 staff and maintenance shops ($3.6M). In addition, vital document storage would need to <br /> 4 be created at Cedar Grove Community Center(50k). <br /> 5 • If the timeline to build affordable housing can wait until a new Emergency Management <br /> 6 facility is built, AMS could backfill into the current Emergency Management facility. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Recommendation: Offer land to a public non-profit or private developer to build affordable <br /> 9 housing. Construct new AMS offices adjacent to the Maintenance Building located at 600 Highway <br /> 10 86 North, Hillsborough. If the timeline for affordable housing can wait until a new Emergency <br /> 11 Management facility is constructed, AMS administrative staff could backfill into the current <br /> 12 Emergency Management facility. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Item #4: Sheriff's Office, 106 East Margaret Street, Hillsborough <br /> 15 The space planning analysis determined that the layouts of the District and Superior Courts within <br /> 16 the Justice Center were deficient and required major re-design to meet industry standards. In <br /> 17 addition, the Sheriff's Office, currently located within the Justice Center, is projected to grow <br /> 18 significantly by 15,191 gross square feet within the planning period. The following options were <br /> 19 developed to address this situation: <br /> 20 <br /> 21 • Move the Sheriff's Office out of the Justice Center to accommodate growth/reconfiguration <br /> 22 of the courts. Construct a new 31,000 gross square foot Sheriff's Office facility on County <br /> 23 owned property adjacent to the Motor Pool located at 600 Highway 86 North, Hillsborough. <br /> 24 ($17.68M). <br /> 25 • Construct a building addition to the Justice Center for Sheriff and Justice Center($25M). <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Recommendation: Construct new Sheriff's Office on County owned land adjacent to the Motor <br /> 28 Pool Facility. ($17.68M). <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Item #5: Emergency Management Building, 510 Meadowlands Drive, Hillsborough <br /> 31 This 22,069 gross square foot office/warehouse facility siting on three acres of land was <br /> 32 purchased and renovated for County occupancy in 2008. In 2019, the facility was renovated to <br /> 33 address environmental issues, but some issues persist to this day. The existing facility does not <br /> 34 meet industry standards for safety and security, and the building site will not be able to <br /> 35 accommodate projected growth of 22,000 gross square feet by 2040. Options for this department <br /> 36 include: <br /> 37 <br /> 38 • Build a modern, 44,000 gross square foot Emergency Management facility on County <br /> 39 owned land adjacent to the Motor Pool located at six hundred Highway 86 North, <br /> 40 Hillsborough. Cost Estimated at ($28M). <br /> 41 • Remain at current location and build a small addition/annex nearby as the existing site will <br /> 42 not accommodate the projected growth, ($10.4M). <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Recommendation: Construct new Emergency Management building on County owned land <br /> 45 adjacent to the Motor Pool facility ($28M). Utilize 510 Meadowlands Drive for County storage <br /> 46 needs and swing space for construction. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Item #6: Central Recreation Center, 301 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough <br /> 49 Constructed in 1957, this 19,000 gross square foot facility is outdated and in poor shape, suffering <br /> 50 from structural integrity issues, and lacking adequate Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) <br />