Rarely do renovation projects come in on time and on budget but it appears Alexander City’s new municipal complex might very well do both.
“We got a great building, a great architect and a great contractor,” Alexander City community development director Al Jones said. “JMR+H did a great job in evaluating the building to start with and Central Contracting of Wetumpka found no unknown issues or surprises in demolition.”
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