Old high school gym receiving renewed attention

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Now that the old high school gymnasium is officially in the county’s possession, officials appear ready to do something with the property, in terms of replacing it with a youth facility/community center. The idea is one that has long been in gestation, and that county officials now finally appear ready to bring into fruition. At a recent Jefferson County Commission meeting (on Thursday morning, Dec. 5), County Manager Shannon Metty talked about some of her ideas for the dilapidated and somewhat historical building, with the finalization of any plan to be contingent on public input. “I want to have a workshop, hopefully in January, to get the comm