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01.06.2025 Mon PM BOCC
Meeting Highlights:
Summary of significant discussions:
· Commissioners hear a summary of different projects presented by Luis Rodriguez and Justin Borst of MJ Neal Associates, an architectural firm. The discussion includes:
o Superior Court in the Ringhofer Building on 2nd Street. They decide to pause the project until they figure out a way to fit it into the budget
o Final inspection of the stucco, tower, and windows in the Courthouse
o The new Sheriff’s and Coroner’s facility
o The remodel of the Public Health workspace
o Renovation of the 3rd floor of the Courthouse. Renovations to make the court rooms ADA compliant will be funded in part by a grant from the Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The county is waiting to hear if it will receive the grant.
· Commissioner Hover wonders about whether the county can and should go out for another bond to help pay for the renovations.
· Meeting adjourned at 3:07.