Mayor Mark Potts Hosts Open House at New Jefferson County Clerk & Election Complex

Mayor Mark Potts
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Jefferson County Clerk’s Office
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Administrator of Elections Charles Gibson, County Commissioners Austin Brooks, Kay Huffaker, Mayor Mark Potts, Jefferson County Clerk, Frank Herndon, Director of Facilities and Safety, David Longmire, Arlita Brisbin, Office on Aging and Senior Services
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Election Office
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Election Commission
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Arlita Brisbin, Office on Aging / Senior Services
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McSpadden Inc. and Lewis Group
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Jefferson County, TN – Mayor Mark Potts welcomed the community to an open house at the newly established Jefferson County Clerk & Election Complex on Tuesday afternoon. The event took place at 760 Justice Center Dr., Dandridge, TN 37725.

The open house was organized by Mayor Potts’ Office, with key participation from Frank Herndon, Jefferson County Clerk; Charles Gibson, Administrator of Elections; and Arlita Brisbin, Office on Aging / Senior Services. The event was coordinated and produced by LeAnn Sutton, Director of Community Relations and Special Projects and David Longmire, Director of Facilities and Safety.

In attendance were County Commissioners Austin Brooks and Katy Huffaker, members of the Facilities Committee, Jefferson County School Board Member Doug Ibbetson, Constable Jacob Thompson, Dandridge City Council, Jeff Depew.

The new complex addresses the previous overcrowding at the Jefferson County Clerk’s office in Historic Downtown Dandridge and improves access for the Jefferson County Election Commission and Office on Aging, which were previously located in the basement of the Jefferson County Health Department.  The new complex offers spacious public access complete with a drive thru window for citizen convenience.

Mayor Potts expressed gratitude to all departments involved in the move, construction manager McSpadden Inc., and the architectural firm Lewis Group. The project was largely funded by Federal ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) funds, which provided $30.5 billion in federal funding to support targeted areas in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.