Court executive urges county to set end date on courthouse elevator project, raise weekly coordination
Third Judicial District court executive told the board the courthouse elevator replacement has disrupted court operations for 14 weeks, affecting jury trials, clerk confidentiality and access for people with disabilities, and asked for a firm project end date and weekly contractor meetings.
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Bob Krieman, court executive for the Third Judicial District, told the Las Animas County commissioners the courthouse elevator replacement has hampered court operations and access for over three months. "It has been 14 weeks since the project began," Krieman said, and he described impacts including delayed jury trials, insufficient storage and confidentiality for court clerks relocated to first-floor offices, and court users with disabilities attempting to climb stairs when elevator service was unavailable.
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