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Construction delays and groundwater issue slow Verigee project; landfill transfer to county awaits state action
Summary
Project representatives and county staff updated the board on geothermal, HVAC and solar work; groundwater discovered in tower boiler room paused part of construction pending a structural engineer review and city approval; landfill construction awaits state transfer via House Bill 44135; IRA funding appears protected for work begun before 2025.
County staff and the Verigee project team told the Board of Commissioners that major elements of the county’s Verigee renovation and related landfill work have advanced but that construction has been delayed by a groundwater issue and by the need for state action to transfer ownership of landfill property.
A county presenter said geothermal fields are installed at the courthouse and the Health Services Building (HSB) and that HVAC installation at the courthouse and HSB is largely complete, but final hookups remain pending. He said solar parking-canopy installation and EV-charging work are sequenced around paving, which the team expects to perform in September.
Work at the tower building is roughly 30–45% complete but paused in the boiler-room area after crews encountered unexpected groundwater while excavating below the basement floor. The presenter said the city…
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