$1.28M Health Dept. renovation underway
Ongoing renovations at Anderson County Health Department have closed parts of the building on North Main Street in Clinton.
Skilled Services received its contract for the work on Dec. 15, the same day the city of Clinton issued a building permit for the work.
Anderson County Mayor Terry Frank said the contractor has a year to complete the renovations for the building which is at 710 North Main Street in Clinton. However, she said the work is likely to be finished sooner.
The renovations involve demolishing the former dental clinic space and converting it to other Health Department services.
The county has already opened a dental clinic in another wing of the Health Department.
“The renovations will make the Health Department operations more efficient, centralize access and clerical services for patients with a new main entrance, update clinic areas that support clinical operations, upgrade our lab, nursing stations, and improve building workflow to benefit patient services,” Frank said.
Some areas of the parking lot will be blocked off for staging of materials and work equipment.
Frank encouraged people to be aware of cones and roped-off areas. However, the department’s services are still ongoing.
Funding, Frank said, came from different sources.
Initially, the county applied for a Special Needs Matching Grant for the renovations.
This application required a 25% local match that the county took from the unassigned fund balance in the amount of $116,400.
Other local funding included $250,000 from Anderson County’s Capital Projects Fund, and $250,000 from federal American Rescue Plan funds.
Grant funding from the Tennessee Department of Health for this project totals $699,000.
“We are very appreciative of the support of [the] County Commission in using infrastructure funds to upgrade the Health Department operations and extend the longevity of this much utilized county building,” Frank said.
“We are especially appreciative of the investment by the state of Tennessee and the Tennessee Department of Health. Our strong partnership helps us better meet the needs of the citizens in our community.”
