We saw the completion in 2022 of projects that 10 years from now may prove to have helped secure growth and a healthy economy for Greene County – the building restoration and opening of the new Centennial tearoom as a corner piece of downtown Jefferson; the new Children’s Center (formerly the Greene County Early Learning Center); and the new Greene County Animal Shelter.
Early steps were taken on other large projects. The first referendum was held for funds for a new Greene County jail. The ballot question received a majority of ‘yes’ votes but not the super majority needed for a bond issue. The question will certainly be put to a second vote in the coming year. Also, after a year of study, the Jefferson public library board of trustees recommended to the city council a $9.7 million, 24,000 square-foot building project to provide a library suitable for the next 50-75 years. Greene County Development Corporation undertook an ambitious project – Neuva Vida en Greene County – to add employees and residents to the county while increasing diversity in the population.
Those projects and countless other events and projects were reported on GreeneCountyNewsOnline.
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