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Lawmakers and judiciary raise larger question of state role in county-owned courthouses after multiple capital requests
Summary
Committee members and judiciary staff discussed decades-long ambiguity over county courthouse ownership and state investments, citing past HVAC upgrades and repeated county requests for capital funding.
Capital Budget Committee members used the Jan. 31 hearing to surface a broader issue: the mismatch between unified state court operations and a patchwork of county-owned courthouse buildings.
Greg Mosley, chief of finance and administration for the Vermont Judiciary, told the committee that the judiciary now operates as a unified superior court across civil, probate, family and criminal divisions but that ownership of many courthouses remains with counties. Mosley said the judiciary is required by…
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