Public survey results in on Linn County offices, but inconclusive

Results are in on where the public wants Linn County offices, and there's really not much to report.

The surveys and open houses did not secure any scientific conclusions, and even the unscientific results are, well, inconclusive.

Steve & Barry's is the public's first choice, by a hair over an expanded Administrative Office Building. This indicates residents who were surveyed, focus grouped and open housed are less concerned about cost than might have been expected.

Refitting Steve & Barry's for government offices looks like a roughly $16.8 million project, and expanding the AOB will cost about $12 million. The difference is that the supervisors still hold out hope the AOB will be paid for by IJOBS, the state board that threw money around at the end of the summer.

The old Econofoods is out because Theisen's bought the building. Co-location got the worst marks of any of the five options, while returning to the AOB as it was before the flood got lukewarm reviews.

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Check out the document below:

Linn County Offices Report