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Officials say courthouse annex renovation on track for November move-in; in-house repairs save county thousands
Summary
Facilities staff reported progress on the Ottawa courthouse annex renovation, a delayed rooftop air-handler shipment affecting the Veterans Assistance Commission buildout, rollout of a county water-management program and a new internal work-order website; staff said several repairs done in-house saved the county roughly $22,000.
Will County facilities staff told the Capital & Facilities Committee on Tuesday that renovations to the courthouse annex on Ottawa are progressing and that the county expects to move into the space in November.
The update, delivered by a facilities representative identified in the meeting as Mr. Fern, outlined work completed at the annex and at other county properties. “We’ll be on track for the November move in,” Fern said during his presentation. He described finished interior work, carpet installation and exterior window work that will provide natural light to offices that formerly faced the judge’s bench.
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