SCBC decide to change the planned location for indoor sensory playground

The Stephens County Board of Commissioners have decided to move the location for its planned indoor sensory playground.

During the recent Stephens County Board of Commissioner meeting, Commissioner Michelle Ivester explained that after tearing the house that housed the Recreation Department offices, the Commission decided the view from the hill was too beautiful for the sensory playground.

She says instead of the hill, they’ll be building the playground at the site where they set off the fireworks for the annual fireworks display.

“I wanted to give an update to the media on the indoor sensory playground. We are moving forward with that. We had the house on the hill tore down, but when we got it tore down, when we went up there, it was so beautiful up there that we really don’t want to add on to that building and put it up there at this point. Chairman James Addison had the idea to move it over to that hill where the fireworks are shot, so we’re going to put the building up there on the hill. It actually has the better view of Currahee Mountain. It’s really beautiful up there. We should be getting a quote pretty soon for the building,” she said.

The sensory playground will be paid for using funds from the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax VII account; however, if over the allotted SPLOST amount, the county will use funds from the American Rescue Plan Act to cover the remaining cost.

As WNEG News previously reported, the County Commission has set aside $500,000 to cover the SPLOST shortfall for the indoor sensory playground.

WNEG News will continue to update the community as the County moves forward with projects funded through ARPA.