If the term “Christmas in July” wasn’t already in use, Greene County officer holders and employees may soon feel like using it when they move into their new much more spacious offices inside the former Takoma Hospital building beginning later this month.
Although exact moving dates have not yet been announced, it’s expected the County Clerk office will be first to relocate from the current Greene County Annex.
GREENE COUNTY CLERK
When you enter the main entrance, the first office you will notice is the Greene County Clerk, affectionately known to locals as the “tag office”
GREENE COUNTY CLERK public access windows
INSIDE THE COUNTY CLERK OFFICE where you get your tags but certainly a lot more room for employees and customers as well than the current Annex location
There’s also a separate room for Drivers License related matters.
Greene County Clerk Office (she will now be seated where the Takoma Gift Shop was once located)
Greene County Trustee, Property Assessor and Register of Deeds will also relocate later this summer from the Annex.
Building and Zoning, which is sharing space in the 9-1-1 building, will also be moving to the building now known as the Greene County Administration Center.
COUNTY COMMISSION ROOMS
Recent Greene County Commission Meeting at Greene County Courthouse
Just about the same angle from the new County Commission meeting room
The County Mayor or School Board will be seated here during meetings
Those addressing the meetings will do so from this cutout facing the board or commissioners with spectators seated behind those speaking.
BUILDING AND ZONING
Building and Zoning will be the only one of the six departments moving to the first floor who are not currently located in the Annex. Building and Zoning is sharing space in the 9-1-1 building. The picture below shows only the public entrance to Building and Zoning, but behind these walls are several areas and offices related directly to the department. Each of the offices moving to their new location will have extremely more space in which to work, as well as storage areas.
LONG FIRST FLOOR HALLWAY
There are a few things that bring back memories of the former hospital such as these halls, the same elevators still being used and steps leading to the next floors, although freshly resurfaced.
TRUSTEE OFFICE
This picture below shows the Trustee Office public access windows. Pictured to the left and at the end of the hall is an exit, which before was the ER entrance way.
PROPERTY ASSESSOR
Public access windows at the Property Assessor Office.
This picture below is the staff area, just one of several rooms which make up the Property Assessor Office.
REGISTER OF DEEDS
This is the view from the Register of Deeds Office. Fortunately, the portable restroom outside that window will leave when construction is complete. The new offices will each have employee restrooms and break rooms. ADA accessible public restrooms are also available on the first floor.
REGISTER OF DEEDS Public Access Windows
REGISTER OF DEEDS Deed Book Room which in the old Takoma hospital was the area you were in when arriving through the ER Room entrance on the side of the building.
FIRST FLOOR LAYOUT
At the bottom of the layout, the white area between the green and yellow is the main entrance (former hospital main entrance) and the white area between the yellow and pink is an entrance (former ER entrance)
Yellow – County Clerk
Orange – Property Assessor
Pink – Register of Deeds
Light Blue – Trustee
Dark Blue – Building & Zoning
Green – County Commission
MOVING ON UP – NOT JUST YET
The second, third and fourth floors of the building are not yet ready for occupancy.
SECOND FLOOR
Eventually, the Mayor’s office, County Attorney, Budget and Finance and others will occupy the second flood, which will also house a cafeteria for employees use as well as the public.
THIRD FLOOR
The Greene County Sheriff’s Department, currently located downtown next to the Detention Center, will occupy the third floor.
FOURTH FLOOR
The Greene County School System offices, currently located on West Summer Street will move to the fourth floor.
RADIO GREENEVILLE thanks Architect Dave Wright and his staff, Caroline Miller and Gail Stacy for the tour and thanks to those with Hale Construction of Morristown for allowing us to look around as they continued their work.
