Leon Williams Contractors Begins Work on Etowah City Hall

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Leading Maryville construction firm partners with city on major municipal upgrade designed to streamline services and enhance historic downtown

MARYVILLE, Tenn. – Sept. 26, 2019 – Maryville-based commercial construction firm Leon Williams Contractors has begun construction on a new 3,200-square-foot city hall in Etowah, Tennessee. The new Etowah City Hall will become the city’s permanent dedicated building for municipal government in 2020, when the project is scheduled to be completed.

Etowah City Hall will be located on Tennessee Avenue, on property adjacent to the historic L&N Depot, built in 1906 and a southeastern Tennessee landmark for more than a century. The new one-story building is designed to complement the railroad depot, which was extensively renovated in 2012 and currently houses a railroad museum and the Etowah Chamber of Commerce and serves as a facility for public and private events.

“This project is a significant enhancement for the city of Etowah,” said Jimmy Hawkins, president of Leon Williams Contractors. “It will complement the beautiful L&N Depot and add to the historic character of the downtown area by finishing the currently vacant lot. I am excited for the city employees to have a new space to work and residents to have an attractive city building to be proud of.”

For the last several years, Etowah’s city government offices have been headquartered in a rented office space north of downtown. Before that, the offices were located inside the city’s Carnegie Library.

“The City of Etowah is very excited to be able to use the expertise of Leon Williams Contractors for the construction of the new Etowah City Hall facility and the reinvestment in our historic downtown,” said Tina Tuggle, Etowah city manager.

Etowah City Hall is expected to open in spring 2020.

For more information about Leon Williams Contractors, visit www.lwcontractorstn.com or call (865) 982-1734.

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About Leon Williams Contractors

An experienced commercial design-build firm, Leon Williams Contractors simplifies the building process by effectively managing costs, adhering to deadlines and reducing complications to provide a seamless building experience. As a value-engineering expert, Leon Williams Contractors offers a complete range of services including pre-construction consultation, site assessment, design-build expertise and construction management in the greater Knoxville, Tenn. area.

For more information, visit www.lwcontractorstn.com or call (865) 982-1734.

Designing the Right Site in the Right Way

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Finding the right site for a new commercial facility can be hard enough, but businesses also have to worry about finding the right design. It takes planning to ensure sites are designed to properly accommodate customers while eliminating or minimizing nuisance problems for adjoining properties.

Site Assessment

Leon Williams Contractors offers preplanning and site assessment services to help businesses find the perfect sites for new facilities. This helps protect our clients from unpleasant surprises like insufficient utilities, environmental hazards, and geotechnical issues.

We can also help determine if the proposed site is large enough to accommodate the facility. There are many factors that need to be taken into account, including required setbacks, green space requirements, adequate parking, and various buffer zones.

Location is important, too. If you’re interested in building a retail location, is there enough traffic to justify it? Is the property sufficiently accessible? If it’s hard for drivers to get into or out of the property, it will cut into your sales.

Be a Good Neighbor

Once a site is selected, the design needs to balance convenience for patrons and visitors while minimizing any potential nuisance problems for neighboring properties or nearby residential areas. Adequate parking and traffic flow are vital. The design of the site should factor in ways to reduce noise and light pollution from the property, preventing community complaints.

We Can Help

The team at Leon Williams Contractors has decades of experience in commercial construction project management. We can help your company find the best site that is built out in the best way. Our proven design-build construction expertise has been put to work in commercial projects all around East Tennessee.

We’re ready help build the best commercial facility for your business. Let us help. Contact Leon Williams Contractors to find out more.