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Courthouse elevator out of service as staff await Otis repair
Summary
Facilities staff reported a hydraulic return-line leak that has sidelined the courthouse elevator; Otis has been contacted and parts and a multi-person repair are pending. Committee members discussed parts timing, costs and the elevator’s past ARPA-funded work.
At the Management Services Committee meeting Sept. 3, facilities staff reported the courthouse elevator is out of service while technicians from Otis prepare a multi-person repair after staff found a leaking hydraulic return line. The committee heard that the leak has been traced to a broken threaded steel fitting and that the vendor will need to drain the system and bring a drum of hydraulic fluid to complete the repair.
The facilities report matters because the courthouse needs a working elevator for staff and public access; committee members asked whether the replacement can be expedited and who will pay repair costs.
Chris Drake, a facilities staff member who…
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