Lake County ratifies $9,000 design fee for courthouse third‑floor remodel

Oct 1, 2025

The Board ratified payment of $9,000 to Steele Architecture for engineering plans to remove the Lake County Courthouse third floor for security reasons; the State Court will match remodel funds. The motion passed unanimously.

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Facilities and Properties Manager David Berman asked the Lake County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 to ratify his signature authorizing $9,000 to Steele Architecture for engineering plans tied to a proposed third‑floor removal at the Lake County Courthouse. Berman said the Courthouse Security Committee recommended the change "for better security," that funds exist in the remodel budget line, and that the State Court would match remodel funds.

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