Gloucester County is pursuing a Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) grant to work on improving the courthouse annex to transition it into the new visitor’s center, improve handicapped accessibility to buildings in the court circle and possibly improve the Tucker Store property, which is adjacent to the court circle and is currently undeveloped.

Some members of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors expressed skepticism over the scope of the project when it was presented to them at the board’s Aug. 2 meeting.

The work in its entirety may cost up to $300,000, according to Carol Steele, director of Gloucester Parks, Recreation and Tourism. However, if the grant is awarded, it would provide 80 percent of that funding, or $240,000. The county would be required to come up with the remaining $60,000 for the improvements using lodging tax funds.

After about a two-hour-long discussion on the matter, the board gave it the green light, voting 6-1 to pursue the gra...