Plans underway for new city hall in New Tazewell

Plans are underway to break ground on a new city hall for New Tazewell in April as part of several projects to improve the downtown area. The $2 million city hall will be built on a vacant lot on Main Street designed to replicate the train depot. It will house the New Tazewell Police and Street departments and city offices will be located upstairs. A blighted structure next door will be torn down, and a $500,000 grant will be used for an environmental study before the area is turned into a new parking lot for city hall.