Boy Scouts open new $6 million volunteer center

SMYRNA - The Smyrna suburb of Atlanta is now home to the nation&#39;s largest Boy Scouts volunteer service center with the opening of a 6,051,000-square-foot building. <br> <br> The building is three-and-a-half times larger than the old Atlanta building and can accommodate 14,000 volunteers. Potential volunteers will go to Smyrna to register as scout leaders, buy supplies and host meetings. <br> <br> The facility includes nine conference rooms, a conference center that holds seating of up to 220 people, a program center and the largest scout store in the nation. <br> <br> Georgia Supreme Court Justice Harris Hines, who earned the rank of Eagle Scout at the age of 14, toured the facility Tuesday, saying it will be a wonderful asset to volunteers and Boy Scouts in the entire metro Atlanta area. <br> <br> Hines said, ``It&#39;s a beautiful facility. I think it will be a focal point for bringing scouts together in Cobb County and the Atlanta area, and I am just delighted to be a part of it.&#39;&#39;