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LAFOLLETTE, TN (WLAF) – The status of the old post office that’s sat along South Tennessee Avenue since 1937 appears to have stabilized since yesterday’s special called City of La Follette Council meeting. It was recently deemed as surplus by the council.
City Attorney Reid Troutman told the council an offer had been made by the LaFollette Housing Authority to purchase the old post office for $200,000. The council voted unanimously to accept the offer.
LHA Director John Snodderly calls it a win-win for all parties concerned. “Our board took the position that since we already lease the parking lot of the old post office, we didn’t want to see the building to go to someone else. This will also allow us to work with Postmark La Follette,” said Snodderly.
“Postmark La Follette does some really good things for our community, especially the children. My children and children who are LHA tenants have taken part in programs there.” said Snodderly. He expressed that he is eager to sit down and talk with the folks of Postmark about continuing there calling Postmark “a good thing.”
Snodderly said there is no intention of knocking down the building but only to maintain it and make modifications in the years to come. “The building will remain intact,” said Snodderly.
LHA owns Russell Tower which sits next to the old post office. (WLAF NEWS PUBLISHED – 04/22/2022-9AM)
CURRENT ARTICLE ON WVLT, MAY 19, 2021
www.wvlt.tv/2021/05/19/historic-lafollette-post-office-preserved-for-art-tourism/
www.wvlt.tv/2021/05/19/historic-lafollette-post-office-preserved-for-art-tourism/
EXPERIENCE POSTMARK LaFOLLETTE ARTS, CULTURE AND HISTORY CENTER
ARTS, CULTURE &
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Postmark LaFollette is a collaborative creative placemaking project to establish and maintain an arts, culture and history center within a historic structure in order to strengthen social and economic opportunities for the public through the arts.
Our four pillars include:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Our four pillars include:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
COMMUNITY ENHANCEMENT
EDUCATIONAL ENRICHMENT
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Art related programs & projects enhance our community
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EXPLORE THE HISTORIC SITE
FORMER LaFOLLETTE POST OFFICEConstructed in 1930's by the Workers Progress Administration the facility carries an aura of belonging to the community ~ worthy of preservation and continued public service. The beloved structure is readily accepted as a public space that offers vital services to the greater community. The public sense of ownership and service transfers intact as efforts are undertaken to repurpose the facility as a center in which to develop and support a vibrant and productive creative industry to benefit the area through economic development and community enhancement.
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Creative placemaking adapts, develops and preserves public spaces to
enrich and enhance communities through the Arts
enrich and enhance communities through the Arts
119 S Tennessee Avenue
LaFollette, TN 37766 Old LaFollette Post Office |
423-907-2980 MAILING ADDRESS 565 E NORRIS POINT RD LaFOLLETTE, TN 37766 |
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postmarklafollette@gmail.com
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BOARD MEETINGS ARE HELD THE THIRD FRIDAY OF EVERY MONTH - 5:30 P.M. DUE TO COVID WE WILL BE MEETING VIA ZOOM. IT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING IN ON A MEETING PLEASE CONTACT US USING THE CONTACT EMAIL ABOVE.
