Botetourt County Administrative Center will soon house most of the County Administrative offices

The renovation of the  Botetourt County Administration Center, formerly known as Greenfield Education and Training Center, is now complete.

Other offices should be joining the County Administration, Economic Development Department, and Purchasing Office within the next month at the new location at the Botetourt Center at Greenfield in Amsterdam.

Human Resources, Children’s Services, Planning and Zoning, and Development Services should all be in the building by the end of November, the Board of Supervisors learned at the October 27, 2020 monthly meeting.

In early December, the county Treasurer and the Commissioner of the Revenue will move their offices into the facility.

The final cost of the renovations was $910,000.

Currently, the County Administration operates remotely as much as possible and is open to the public only by appointment because of the pandemic.

The Commissioner and Treasurer’s offices, still located in the Botetourt County Courthouse, are open to walk-in customers and this is expected to remain the same when the offices relocate in December to Greenfield, according to Deputy County Administrator David Moorman.

The move means that for the first time in decades, most of the county’s administrative offices will be located under one roof. Moorman called the change a great improvement for citizens and businesses who come to the county for services. It also will improve communication between offices and allow for more efficient work environments.

Staff will share common areas such as kitchen and break rooms, the mezzanine and lower lobby areas, and the outdoor fountain and Preston Memorial areas. They can also be used as alternative work spaces if necessary.

The new setting provides conference rooms, a multi-purpose room, and an auditorium for large groups and meetings.

Security and access in the building will also be improved. A security and reception station will be staffed in the main lobby to assist and direct the public and visitors to appropriate locations and to monitor for potential security risks.

Employees will be provided photo IDs that are electronically coded to permit access to common areas and to employee work areas.

The updated facility is handicapped accessible and has its own parking lot.

                                   — Anita Firebaugh, Special to The Botetourt Bee, Photo: The Botetourt Bee