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Commissioners table decision on lobby flooring after stain and unraveling concerns
Summary
The court debated replacing carpet with vinyl in commissioners' offices after a mop-bucket stain and edge unraveling; maintenance will attempt professional cleaning before the court reconsiders replacement.
The Wichita County Commissioners Court on June 3 discussed replacing the commissioners' offices lobby and break room flooring but agreed to table a decision pending maintenance and professional cleaning attempts.
County staff described a large stain from a mop bucket spill and noted the carpet is 12–13 years old and is unraveling at an entry seam. Commissioners and staff reviewed quotes for repair and replacement during the discussion; staff said carpet-matching stock is old and hard to obtain and warned that piecing in new carpet could show dye-lot differences.
Estimates cited during the meeting put labor-and-carpet installation at roughly $4 per square foot for matched carpet and approximately $6 per square foot for a vinyl option (the vinyl quote did not include a finish coat). A separate quoted vinyl estimate for the two rooms was discussed but figures varied in the conversation.
County maintenance told the court its equipment can perform heated-extraction cleaning comparable to commercial services and that it lacks specialized seaming equipment needed to repair the missing yarn where the carpet has unraveled. The court directed maintenance to attempt a professional clean (ServiceMaster or equivalent) and to report results; if cleaning and minor repairs do not resolve the issue, the court asked staff to return with replacement options and costs.
No formal replacement contract was approved; the item was tabled pending cleaning results and further cost comparisons.
