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Commission provides feedback on proposed Franklin County municipal court building at 410 South High Street
Summary
Design team presented a conceptual plan to demolish Dorian Commons Park and the Karnes Building and construct an eight‑story municipal court; commissioners offered detailed feedback on massing, entries, streetscape, bridge connector, materials and accessibility but took no formal action.
The Downtown Commission heard a conceptual presentation on a proposed new eight‑story Franklin County Municipal Court building at 410 South High Street and provided detailed feedback; no permit or formal approval was requested at this conceptual stage.
City project manager Steve Alvarez and architect Mark Parrish of AECOM presented the proposal to demolish the existing Dorian Commons Park and the Karnes Building, replace mature trees and salvage select historic artifacts, and construct a building to house municipal courtrooms, holding, court administration, the Franklin County Clerk, probation offices, court security, a…
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