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New GAB causes frustrations
The new General Assembly Building that opened in 2023 and cost nearly $300 million is frustrating some of its occupants and daily guests.
Limited cafeteria seating and frequently out-of-order bathrooms are issues, but the top complaint is the wait for elevators.
Any given morning during the legislative session, you might stumble upon large crowds of people waiting to catch one of the eight elevators on the first floor to escort them to one of the fourteen floors in the building.
“I am glad we were able to get an elevator,” one delegate said as he walked off the 13 floor Friday.
