LaFayette to put McClendon building back on market
Published 8:30 am Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- A NEW CITY HALL — LaFayette will be getting a new city hall this year. The present city hall is located next to the post office on Alabama Avenue West. It will be relocated to the above building, which faces U.S. 431 in the heart of downtown LaFayette. It’s a former headquartrers of McClendon Trucking and a much bigger building than the present city hall. It will have a drive-in window where people can pay their utility bills and has ample space for the police department. It’s also closer to the LaFayette Fire Department. (Photo by Wayne Clark)
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The LaFayette City Council made a motion to allow the Chambers County Development Authority to move forward with plans to sell the former McClendon building in downtown LaFayette.
The CCDA stopped marketing the building for sale after an individual in the city expressed interest in purchasing it from the city last year. Talks of the purchases have since come to an end, according to City Clerk Louis Davidson.
The 20,000-square-foot building is currently standing empty with no plans for use.
LaFayette’s mayor and council agreed to make a motion to allow the CCDA to put the building back on the market. They also discussed repainting the entryway of the building as photographers had asked to use the space for prom pictures.
LaFayette purchased the McClendon building, located on Alabama Avenue, in 2017. The building was planned as the new city hall, but after realizing the cost of the necessary repairs, the council voted to sell it instead.
The new city hall building is planned to be the former bank across the street from Renfroe’s on the other side of the county courthouse. The council is currently working on plans for renovating the building to make it ADA compliant.
Davidson said that they are currently waiting to hear back about the new estimates from the architect, as they have scaled down the renovations. From there, the city will put the project out for bids.
