County staff give timeline updates for probation move, circuit clerk phases and plaza work

County facilities staff updated the Infrastructure Committee on multiple courthouse-block projects, reporting near-term timelines and recent milestones.

“Probation is really close,” Kyle told the committee and said finishing details — paint, corner guards and restroom grab bars — remain. He said county staff expect to move probation staff back toward the end of next week. On the circuit clerk remodel, Kyle said contractors are a few weeks behind the initial schedule, with Phase 1 now projected around Halloween, Phase 2 into next year and Phase 3 wrapping up in late May next year. “Phase 1, it'll be around about Halloween is what we're projecting right now,” he said.

Kyle said the plaza work reached a key milestone when a custom-made vault for electrical and plumbing arrived to the fountain contractor, and that Western — the firm working on the building façade — is nearly finished with stone repair and window sealing. He also noted an Ameren-related vault rebuild being executed by Intran is under way; that contractor estimated a six-week job and was expected to finish before the county’s October 4 celebration.

Committee members asked for clarifications. When asked what the vaults are, Kyle described them as “big underground structures that have a lot of important electrical equipment inside.” Asked about schedule impacts, he said accurate sequencing remains important because furniture deliveries must be scheduled months in advance.

The update covered multiple contractors (Gibbsco on circuit clerk work, Western on facade repairs, Intran on the Ameren vaults). No new formal committee votes were recorded on these items in the provided transcript; staff indicated work would continue toward known deadlines and that they will return with updates if schedules change.

Less critical details: Kyle praised coordination among contractors and noted the difficulty of keeping work areas separate while multiple teams are on site.