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Rockwall County hears $2.7M in capital proposals, including new courthouse planning and lighting overhaul
Summary
Facilities staff recommended immediate planning for remodels and systems replacement at the new courthouse (lighting), rotunda security, adult probation facility options and a library needs assessment; commissioners discussed timing and potential use of reserved facility funds.
Barry Compton, the county’s facilities director, presented a package of capital planning requests that together totaled several million dollars and covered multiple facilities across Rockwall County.
New courthouse planning and lighting: Compton said the court directed staff on April 8 to work with Parkhill (the architect) and that staff recommend tackling district attorney office reconfiguration and rotunda improvements as soon as fiscally possible. He warned that the courthouse’s current lighting control software is obsolete and parts are no longer available; vendors reported designed obsolescence so a full system replacement may be required. Compton supplied a planning estimate for engineering and design services of roughly $285,000 and a higher, hardware/installation estimate that a vendor had previously provided (about $827,000) which commissioners characterized as large and…
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