Watauga Commissioners Approve Hardin/Turner House Demolition, Table Rec Center Decision The Watauga County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday. The Watauga Democrat report commissioners discussed the proposed demolition of the Hardin/Turner House property, to make way for a new parking lot for the county courthouse. The county previously agreed to work with the town of Boone on a solution that would leave the building standing, and a proposed Queen Street parking deck. According to the report, Commissioner Larry Turnbow said there was concern with the lack of bore samples from the Queen Street site, and without them, there is no firm idea of the project's cost. Turnbow made the motion to proceed with demolition, and the vote was unanimous to accept a $21,300 bid from D.H. Griffin to demolish the house.