County Gives Cigar Factory to Bartow

(The Ledger) County commissioners voted unanimously today to turn the former cigar factory building over to Bartow.
The historic building has been the center of discussion between preservationists and local government officials for nearly a decade.
... The agreement averted a plan by county officials to demolish the building along Third Avenue near East Church Street after Bartow officials missed a deadline for coming up with a plan for taking over the building. Continued