November 14, 2007
Press Release

Bedford Sheriff Seeks Mobile Office

The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is planning to expand its facilities to include a mobile office building on Falling Creek Road.

The new building, to be placed on Falling Creek Road just south of an intersection with South Park Drive, should provide much-needed space.

“We’re running out of office space,” Captain Michael W. Miller said. “We’ve needed a unit for a couple of years.”

The Sheriff’s Office didn’t have to look far to find one.

It is proposing to relocate a mobile unit from Jefferson Forest High School, Miller said. The school has been using such units in the midst of a major campus renovation project.

Two decks consisting of a combined 72 square feet are proposed for the unit’s front and rear.

For it to move forward, the county’s planning commission has to approve the relocation, which it’s scheduled to consider on Nov. 19.

Two smaller office units were placed on county-owned land next to the main office five years ago. An animal shelter and the fire and rescue department are also located on the property.

The new unit would use the existing entrance that currently serves all three locations. No additional parking is needed for the new building.

Story Courtesy of The News Advance