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Committee moves to secure funds and asks mayor to sign contract to keep downtown courthouse project moving
Summary
After public comments and testimony from a criminal court judge, the committee approved a resolution directing the county mayor to sign an appropriation and guaranteed up to $100,000 so architect work on the downtown courthouse can continue without delay.
Public commenters and a criminal court judge told the committee the unfinished downtown courthouse is creating operational and constitutional problems for local courts, and committee members approved a resolution aimed at keeping the project moving.
"We need to work together here, on the same field," a longtime criminal court judge said, describing courtroom logistics that have spread criminal dockets across multiple floors and created safety and privacy concerns. "Can we agree on that?…
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