Debate over courthouse security: glass storefronts or stud walls with transaction windows?
A federal CISA review and recent incidents prompted the commission to consider barriers between the public and courthouse staff. Staff presented options ranging from Grand Valley Glass storefronts to stud/OSB/drywall walls with tempered or ballistic transaction windows and requested direction to get upgraded quotes for each scenario.
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County staff presented a CISA security review and several options to harden the courthouse public‑staff perimeter. Jeff, who led the ad hoc security review, described different construction approaches — a Grand Valley Glass storefront system that preserves sight lines and historic character, or a stud/OSB/drywall approach with transaction windows and tempered or ballistic glass — and said each approach has cost and performance tradeoffs.
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