The Lowndes County Board of Supervisors will meet next month to make a the final decision on land for its new health department.

Although the county previously planned to purchase an about 2-acre plot of land in North Columbus, a recently concluded civil trial against property owner has some questioning the purchase.

County officials say conditions attached to a $600,000 Community Development Block Grant being used to fund the expected $3 million construction project requires construction to be completed by August 2010.

Lowndes County Administrator Ralph Billingsley says they have at least two alternative properties that could be purchase if the North Columbus property ends up falling through.