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Judge Jim Malone proposes council chamber/courtroom renovation funded from court special projects fund
Summary
Judge Jim Malone presented plans to renovate the council chamber/courtroom to improve jury trial facilities and audiovisual systems and said the work would be paid from the court's special projects fund, not the city general fund; council and the judge discussed camera and audio upgrades and a plan to put the work out for bid.
Judge Jim Malone addressed Struthers City Council on June 25 with plans to renovate the council chamber, which he said doubles as a courtroom for jury trials and has not been updated.
"It hasn't been updated and maybe feels like a hundred years," Malone told council, describing the lack of a jury box, appropriate witness stand, counsel tables and sight lines necessary for trials. Malone said he had plans drawn and had shared them with the mayor's office and council caucus and…
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