It’s disappointing to see a continued effort to mislead the voters of James City County about the proposed government center. Despite attending multiple meetings on the project, some have chosen to make claims that they must know to be untrue. Let’s just take a few minutes to set the record straight.

First, why was the government center proposed?

James City County’s current government campus outside the gates of Kingsmill was largely built 50 years ago, when the county’s population was about 15,000. Today, with a population of 85,000 and a wider range of governmental programs and services, the county needs modern spaces for its employees and citizens.

The county decided to do a space-needs study, specifically to evaluate the options available to us. It was possible to expand, renovate,

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