Washington County reveals renderings for new Department of Emergency Management building

Washington County showed off renderings of its new Department of Emergency Management building on Sept. 30.

Washington County currently operates its Department of Emergency Management out of Lincoln, which is approximately a 40-minute drive from Fayetteville

By: Casey Smith
KNWA

Washington County showed off renderings of its new Department of Emergency Management building on Sept. 30.

Washington County currently operates its Department of Emergency Management out of Lincoln, which is approximately a 40-minute drive from Fayetteville.

Washington County Judge Patrick Deakins realized there were communication and location issues with the current location and made it a point to work toward getting a new facility closer to the center of the county. Renderings were released of the new $8.5 million building — which will be at the county’s South Campus, alongside its sheriff’s department, road department and election commission, among other things.

“We’re going to have a congregate facility where we can all meet, gather and share the same information under one roof,” Deakins said.

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