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Capitol commission approves minutes; staff reports on windows, glass floor, roof drains and other maintenance
Summary
The Michigan State Capitol Commission approved minutes from its June meeting and received progress updates on multiple restoration and maintenance projects, including replacement of the governor’s suite windows, glass floor repairs, West Side roof drain work and pediment-light replacement.
Vice Chair Ann Bauer presiding over the Michigan State Capitol Commission on an excused-chair day on Oct. 6, moved to approve the minutes from the June meeting and the commission approved the motion. Commissioners then heard project updates from Executive Director Rob Blackshaw on multiple ongoing building repairs and preservation efforts.
Why it matters: Several of the projects are structural or safety-related and affect public access, historic fabric and major event spaces at the Capitol. The commission is the steward of the building and its decisions set repair priorities and timetables.
Blackshaw told commissioners that crews began replacing windows in the governor’s suite “as of yesterday” and that the project will proceed clockwise from the North Conference Room to the Governor’s Parlor. “We are replacing ballistic windows that have been in there for over 30 years,” he said, and noted that each sash…
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