Two buildings in downtown Alexander City will be vacant before the end of the year with the completion of the new municipal complex.
There are no current plans for the city hall and police department buildings by Alexander City officials. Although the city has no current plans for the buildings’ future, there is still a possibility of a future for one or both of them. City leaders want to make a decision sooner rather than later.
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Cliff Williams / The Outlook Engineers said several of the pre-cast concrete panels on the Alexander City city hall have moved and the issues needs further investigation and correction.
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Cliff Williams is a staff writer for Tallapoosa Publishers.
