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Lawmakers Hear Request for $1.25 Million in State Match to Plan Washington County Courthouse Replacement
Summary
State Rep. Nathan Sosa and county officials urged the House Judiciary Committee to approve $1,250,000 in matching planning funds for a Washington County courthouse replacement, citing overcrowding, accessibility and seismic-safety concerns and rising case backlogs.
House Committee on Judiciary Chair Croft opened a public hearing March 18 on House Bill 3180, which would appropriate $1,250,000 to the Judicial Department to support Washington County’s courthouse replacement planning project and declares an emergency effective upon passage.
State Rep. Nathan Sosa, who identified himself as the House sponsor, told the committee the grant would provide “matching state funds for Washington County’s courthouse replacement planning project.” He described the existing courthouse as cramped and inaccessible and urged support, saying the funding “is the first step in what will be a years long effort to design and construct a new county courthouse.”
The bill’s sponsors and county officials told the committee the courthouse, originally built in the 1920s with an addition in the…
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