CRESTVIEW — The Okaloosa County Commission recently approved the acquisition of a parcel of land that sits adjacent to the Brackin Building and within a block of the former Okaloosa Courthouse in downtown Crestview.
The Brackin Building houses county Supervisor of Elections, Tax Collector and Property Appraiser offices, along with several others.
It does not have adequate parking, Commissioner Nathan Boyles says in his latest newsletter. The parcel to be acquired is currently home to a vacant, dilapidated building that once housed the city's third Piggly Wiggly Supermarket.
The building will be demolished and a suitable parking lot will be constructed, Boyles said. As the Tax Collector's office in Crestview is already at capacity and plagued with the longest wait times in the county, the parcel could also allow for the future development of an additional building.
The contract price was $195,900, 6.5 percent below the appraised value, Boyles said.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa commission authorizes Crestview Piggly Wiggly purchase