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Supervisors approve downtown courthouse demolition site as parking lot; direct public works to solicit solar proposals
Summary
After environmental review flagged the historical value of an on‑site jail structure, the board voted to build a parking lot on the former courthouse site and authorized Public Works to solicit third‑party turnkey proposals for a solar array to offset energy costs.
Shasta County supervisors voted Aug. 19 to convert the former courthouse demolition site into a paved parking lot and authorized public‑works staff to solicit proposals from third‑party firms to evaluate a turnkey solar canopy or array option.
Public Works Director Troy Bartlett‑May told the board an updated historical survey identified the old jail on the property as historically significant, a finding that requires a more extensive environmental review and possible mitigation steps if the county proceeds to alter or remove that structure. Bartlett‑May said the quickest way to avoid duplicative environmental work would be to decide a near‑term site use now and complete environmental review for that use. He recommended a parking lot because it would be the least expensive durable option for staff uses and for weekend community events.
“Originally we said we’d tear everything down and put a bare lot up,” Bartlett‑May told supervisors. “Now we have this…
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