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Wasson press release Press Release: December 3, 1997 http://www. open. org/mcboc/csquare/release. htm County makes changes in Courthouse Square project management Commissioner Randy Franke announced today that Billy Wasson, director of corrections for Marion County, is on temporary special assignment to coordinate the joint county and Salem Area Transit District Courthouse Square project. The announcement came during an update on Courthouse Square at the commissioners' regular board session when Franke reported that the board had received General Services Director Randy Curtis' resignation as manager for the project. "We reluctantly concur with Randy Curtis' evaluation and recommendation that a change in managers is necessary," stated Franke. "It is important to begin to restore public confidence in the project." He added that, "Randy has given tremendous effort and energy to Courthouse Square during the last two years. The commissioners appreciate his ]eadership and dedication to this complicated task." Curtis will continue to assist the project as a part of a 13-member team made up of county and transit elected officials and staff. Accarding to Franke, Wasson was placed in this role because of his 10 years of experience as project manager in planning and development of the county's 20 acre corrections campus at 4000 Aumsville Highway S.E. "Billy was responsible for construction of oiu 118,000-square-foot jail starting in 1987," said Franke. "In the last seven years he has managed the development of a new work center and administration building and has just completed a~6.9 million addition to the jail." Franke said the four conections projects had a combined construction budget of $26.9 million. Wasson has been in government service for more than 30 years, the last 18 with Marion County. ### ~~ Return to Courthouse Sauare Home Pa~ ~ Return to Board of Commissioner Home Pagg ~ Return to Nlarion County Home Pa~ 1 of 1 12/10/97 1:00 PM