From left, Doster Construction Vice President/Division Manager Conn Crabtree, State Representative Phillip Rigsby, Madison County Commission Chair Mac McCutcheon, Marshall County Commissioner Rick Watson, DeKalb County Commissioner Lester Black, TARCOG Board Secretary and Guntersville City Councilman John Myers, TARCOG Board President and Madison City Councilwoman Connie Spears, State Representative Laura Hall, TARCOG Board Member and Fyffe Mayor Paul Cagle, TARCOG Board Vice President and Athens City Councilman James Lucas, former TARCOG Executive Director Nancy Robertson, TARCOG Board Treasurer and Arab Mayor Bob Joslin, TARCOG Executive Director Michelle Jordan, TARCOG Board Member and Citizen of Dutton Philip Anderson, Board Member and Citizen of Scottsboro Nancy Griggs, Board Member and Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle, and Fuqua & Partners Architect Les Tillery.
A vacant one-acre lot of Alabama red clay on Corporate Drive in the Mid City District will transform over the next year to feature a new 25,000 square foot office building for TARCOG. The construction cost will be $8 million.
“We are very excited to have reached this point,” said Executive Director Michelle Gilliam Jordan. “It’s taken nearly two years of thoughtful planning, but we believe the building plan is perfect for our needs now and into the future.”
Since 1968, TARCOG has united municipal, county, and state governments and federal agencies to work as a single team focused solely on improving our region that includes DeKalb, Jackson, Limestone, Madison, and Marshall counties.
TARCOG is made up of member governments from our five-county region and 48 municipalities
Guest speaker, State Rep. Laura Hall, (D-Huntsville), said today is about celebrating the start of construction on this new building, but it’s also about honoring the history and the people who have previously worked at and who continue to take TARCOG into the future.
On average, TARCOG answers 4,000 calls annually from people in Marshall, Madison, Limestone, Jackson and DeKalb counties who need some form of help with food, medical supplies, prescription medications, caregiver support – the list is long. But every day, those calls are answered and help offered.
More than 900 TARCOG clients eligible for nursing homes received care at home through the Medicaid Waiver program home through the Medicaid Waiver program saving Alabama Medicaid nearly $82 million dollars.
Recent efforts by the TARCOG Economic Development and Planning staff resulted in $11.3 million in grants secured in this region focused on everything from parks to updating sewer lines, developing land use plans, and funding police equipment purchases for member governments.
Jordan said having this new space is going to mean so much to the board, member governments and staff.
TARCOG Board President and Madison City Councilwoman Connie Spears welcomes everyone to the groundbreaking ceremony.
About 100 people attended the groundbreaking including state legislators, area elected leaders, community partners and staff.
State Representative Laura Hall was guest speaker at the TARCOG groundbreaking ceremony.
TARCOG Executive Director Michelle Gilliam Jordan speaks to those gathered for the groundbreaking.
