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County to apply for FY24 BRIC grant for failing courthouse tunnel; estimated cost about $1M–$1.1M
Summary
Pennington County commissioners approved sending an FY24 BRIC grant application to the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management for stabilization and repair of the courthouse tunnel, which has bowed and failing walls; county staff estimate $1.0–1.1 million project cost and reported temporary bracing already installed.
Pennington County on Feb. 18 approved submission of an FY24 Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant application to the South Dakota Office of Emergency Management to repair structural failures in the courthouse tunnel that carries mechanical, electrical and plumbing infrastructure under the original 1922 courthouse.
Buildings and Grounds Director Davis Purcell gave a project overview and showed photographs of bowed, failing walls on the south and west tunnel sections and temporary bracing installed after engineering inspections. Purcell…
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