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Effingham County authorizes elevator repair after sheriff recommends fixing single, out-of-service unit

5970958 · October 21, 2025
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Summary

Following a presentation on obsolete Otis door openers, the Effingham County Board authorized roughly $30,009.96 from contingency funds to repair one inoperable elevator door operator and keep other elevators in service for now.

The Effingham County Board authorized a contingency payment to repair an inoperable elevator door operator in the Quartz Building after the county’s sheriff recommended repairing the single broken unit rather than replacing all door openers immediately.

Sheriff (name not specified in the transcript) told the board that one Otis elevator door operator is broken, the part is obsolete and a single repair was quoted at $30,909.96; a full replacement of all door openers on the Otis elevators was quoted at $122,996. He recommended repairing the…

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