A rapidly expanding population has a local election supervisor scrambling to secure a new building. He presented his space issues to Seminole County commissioners for months. the Seminole County Commission. Anderson says he needs to hire more people but needs space to set up shop as well as additional space to train them. “We’ve added 30,000 voters to the voter rolls in two years,” Anderson said. His 20-year-old building at Sanford Airport is stuffed full of campaign equipment and supplies. He was frustrated with the pace of approval for a new location, even with artist renderings ready, but Anderson received that assurance. “We’re just trying to get the building right, the right size as quickly and efficiently as possible,” Commissioner Lee Constantine said. “We want to make sure we’re spending that dollar properly and only spending it once. Nobody wants to build a building, move in, and immediately have to renovate it,” Commissioner Bob Dallari said. Seminole County’s long-term goal is major government consolidation in the five-point area near the criminal courthouse. Now, on a 4 to 1 vote, the new Election Supervisor building will be located there. While Anderson has spoken proudly about the integrity and accuracy of elections in Seminole County, he says it becomes more difficult if infrastructure creates obstacles. To do ? Yes, we can do that,” Anderson said. A new building will alleviate some of the day-to-day challenges and allow Anderson to focus on the big picture and future election issues. “That’s why we need to be self-sufficient and self-sufficient to meet our own needs,” Anderson says. The start of construction and the size of the building are yet to be determined.
A rapidly expanding population has a local election supervisor scrambling to secure a new building.
He presented his space issues to Seminole County commissioners for months.
“I don’t want to be crippled by my space needs, in order to meet my staffing needs,” Seminole County Elections Supervisor Chris Anderson said while presenting his case to the Seminole County Commission.
Anderson says he needs to hire more people, but he needs space to set up shop as well as additional space to train them.
“We’ve added 30,000 voters to the voter rolls in two years,” Anderson said.
His 20-year-old building at Sanford Airport is stuffed full of campaign equipment and supplies.
He was frustrated with the pace of approval for a new location, even with artist renderings ready, but Anderson received that assurance.
“We’re just trying to get the building right, the right size as quickly and efficiently as possible,” Commissioner Lee Constantine said.
“We want to make sure we’re spending that dollar properly and only spending it once. Nobody wants to build a building, move in, and immediately have to renovate it,” Commissioner Bob Dallari said.
Seminole County’s long-term goal is major government consolidation in the five-point area near the criminal courthouse.
Now, on a 4 to 1 vote, the new Election Supervisor building will be located there.
While Anderson has spoken proudly about the integrity and accuracy of elections in Seminole County, he says it becomes more difficult if infrastructure creates obstacles.
“Our 20-year-old building just won’t be enough in the future to do that. Will we be able to handle it? Yes, we can,” Anderson said.
A new building will alleviate some of the day-to-day challenges and allow Anderson to focus on the big picture and future election issues.
“That’s why we need to be self-sufficient and self-sufficient to meet our own needs,” Anderson said.
The start of construction and the size of the building are yet to be determined.