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County proposes Superior Courthouse exterior restoration and launches facility master plan with $70.9M deferred needs

5773900 · September 16, 2025
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Barnesville County staff briefed the finance committee on an exterior restoration plan for the Superior Courthouse — two execution scenarios were presented — and on a facility condition assessment and master plan that identified roughly $70.9 million in deferred maintenance across county properties, with courts’ share estimated at $41.6 million.

Paul Rosala, assets and infrastructure manager for Barnesville County, told the committee the Superior Courthouse needs exterior restoration including masonry repointing, wood column and facade repair, window replacement and some basement foundation work. He said consultants performed visual inspections and test cuts and found "extensive rotting" in upper wood elements and deteriorated mortar in the basement.

Rosala presented two scenarios and preliminary cost estimates: performing work in an occupied building over approximately 12 to 15 months with an estimated total project cost of $6,000,000, or completing the work in an unoccupied building over roughly 8 to 10 months at an estimated cost of $5,260,000. He noted the occupied scenario would require temporary relocations of…

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