Road money OK'd for Jehovah's Witness center

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Road money OK'd for Jehovah's Witness center

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By GENE ZALESKI, T&D Staff Writer | The Times & Democrat

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The Orangeburg County Transportation Committee has approved almost a half-million dollars for road improvements to pave the way for a new Jehovah's Witness training center.

The committee voted last week to provide about $486,009 to widen the turning radius of S.C. Highway 33 in an effort to accommodate the increased traffic expected from construction of a 65,000-square-foot, 3,000-seat Jehovah's Witness Assembly Hall. The money will be used for paving and relocating utilities.

Jehovah's Witness officials say the project will have a substantial economic impact on the county over the next five years. They estimate the center could generate $264 million in revenues over a five-year period, with the added benefit of more than $18.4 million in new sales tax revenues for the local area.

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