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County staff review 25-year facility master plan after consultant assessed 37 buildings
Summary
County commissioners heard a presentation from consultant teams that assessed 37 county-owned buildings and proposed a 5/10/25‑year roadmap including condition ratings, potential additions and demolitions, and phased cost estimates.
Clermont County commissioners on June 4 heard an overview of a facility master plan prepared by a consultant team that assessed more than 37 county-owned buildings across three campuses and produced a phased 5-, 10- and 25‑year set of recommendations.
The presentation, led by consultant Erin Jennings and project manager Matt (last name in transcript variably recorded as Ierton/Ayrton) and introduced by Assistant County Administrator Ralph Lane, outlined building condition ratings, room‑level assessments, end‑user feedback from more than 40 staff members, and high‑level cost and phasing estimates intended as a roadmap rather than a fixed plan.
The consultants said they prioritized life‑safety and security issues, systems (mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology), staff workability, site access and security, and included escalation factors and contingencies in their cost estimates to account for market volatility over a 25‑year horizon. The firm provided separate volume reports for each campus that include photo documentation, building‑level condition “barometers,” end‑user comments and phased action lists with timing and cost breakdowns.
Commissioners asked about functional adjacencies and the possibility of relocating or consolidating court and jail functions to reduce inmate transfer costs and increase operational efficiency. Commissioners and the consultants said the plan identified opportunities for efficiencies but noted that proposed relocations — such as relocating common pleas court functions closer to the jail — would trigger deeper discussions about affected departments, work flows, security and long‑term costs. The consultants said recommendations to demolish buildings were made only after environmental, site access, security and life‑safety factors were studied, and said adaptive reuse was considered when feasible.
The plan includes conceptual campus maps showing proposed additions (highlighted in the consultant materials) and a 2050 illustration of campus buildout. The consultants recommended the county treat the document as a living plan with periodic checkpoints to determine whether to pivot or update priorities as conditions change.
Commissioners did not vote on any specific construction or demolition action at the meeting; the presentation concluded with commissioners directing staff to continue vetting specific proposals and to return with further analysis where deeper operational changes were proposed.
The consultants and county staff said more detailed design, additional stakeholder engagement, and budget approvals would be needed before any construction or demolition proceeded.
