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Hillsborough commissioners direct staff to update courts master plan, explore funding for new criminal courthouse
Summary
The board unanimously authorized county staff to join a courts‑led stakeholder committee to update the 2020 courts master plan and to investigate non‑ad valorem funding options, including public‑private partnerships and federal/state grants, for a potential new criminal courthouse.
Hillsborough County commissioners on Oct. 1 unanimously authorized county staff to participate in a courts‑led stakeholder committee to update the 2020 courts master plan and directed staff to investigate additional non‑ad valorem funding sources for a proposed new criminal courthouse. The two motions passed 7‑0.
The motions followed a staff briefing on county‑owned land in the immediate County Center area and comments from stakeholders including the local judiciary and prosecuting and defense offices. Commissioner Perry Cohen said the county has “had a demonstrated need for some time for…
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