Board of Supervisors approve High Desert Government Center
The city of Hesperia will take the lead in the design, development and construction of a new county government center in the High Desert.
The $29.2 million, 66,900-square-foot High Desert Government Center will be located on the northwest corner of Smoke Tree Street and Seventh Avenue. Construction is slated to begin in the summer and completion is expected in September 2010.
The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to enter into the agreement with the city.
"Right now we're on schedule and actually under budget," Gerry Newcombe, the county's deputy administrative officer, told the board at this morning's meeting.
First District Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt, whose district includes the High Desert, said the time is just right for such a project due to the flagging economy. It could mean more jobs and a better price for the real estate.
The new center, which will be built in conjunction with Hesperia's new police station, will make access to county services more convenient for High Desert residents and create more efficiency, officials said.
"I am very excited to move this project forward," said Mitzelfelt. "High Desert residents deserve to have easy access to county services without having to drive to San Bernardino."
The center will include offices for the recorder, fire department, code enforcement, environmental health, veterans' services, assessor and public works, among others.
The city of Hesperia will pre-qualify, bid and select contractors for the project and invoice the county for reimbursement of all expenditures incurred. The county will make quarterly advances to the city.
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