….built and staffed by the state. Anyone else wanting a visitor center will have to pay up:
From this point on, any other county or municipal government that wishes to have welcome centers built in their jurisdiction will have to run the proposal by the Joint Legislative Commission on Governmental Operations and the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Natural and Economic Resources before beginning the design or construction phases begin.
In another coup, barring any new evolutions in DOT, the Randolph County visitor centers will be the last ones built and paid for by the state, said DOT officials. In the future, any government entity requesting visitor centers in their area will have to pay DOT to construct the facilities.
