Commissioners ask architects for revised plans, square-foot estimates and cost figures; another workshop set

Sep 17, 2026

After presentations, the court directed architects to reconvene with refined floor plans, parking options, square-foot counts and cost-per-square-foot within months and to meet with operational users; the group discussed statutory windows for a potential bond election and concluded May is unlikely.

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At the close of the workshop, commissioners instructed architects to rework drawings to reflect judges’ operational templates, to confirm whether the downtown parcel (including San Jacinto options) can deliver the program, and to provide cost-per-square-foot figures. Charlie Goodman told the court he could return in roughly three months with a refined package; the court discussed reconvening for another workshop in December or January to review deliverables.

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