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Commissioners hear courthouse restoration update, approve change order and extend temporary leases

5760662 · July 14, 2025
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Callahan County commissioners received a construction update on the courthouse restoration, approved a change order drawn from contingency and authorized one-year extensions on temporary leases for operations and storage while furniture, security and IT systems are completed.

Callahan County Commissioners Court on July 14 approved a proposed change order tied to the courthouse restoration project, heard a contractor timeline that places substantial completion between Oct. 31 and mid-November, and authorized one-year extensions on temporary leases for the county’s operations and storage buildings.

The county’s facilities committee provided the update and contractor Kurt Stoddard of JC Stoddard told the court he expects “somewhere between [Oct. 31] and November 15 or so” for substantial completion. Stoddard said one subcontractor part delayed a geothermal pump, and that three of four pumps were running; the fourth pump requires a replacement part that has been ordered. “I want to get it done as long as it’s done quality,” he said.

County facilities lead Garrett (last name not specified in record) said…

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