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Deschutes County outlines courthouse expansion, downtown campus parking and residential-care projects
Summary
County facilities staff briefed commissioners on completed projects, the courthouse expansion timeline and budget, a downtown campus parking project now out to bid, and plans to buy and remodel homes for adult foster care.
Lee Randall, a facilities instructor with Deschutes County, and Eric Nielsen, capital improvement manager, told the Board of County Commissioners on April 21 that the county’s capital improvement program (CIP) is entering an active construction phase ahead of the FY 2026 budget cycle.
The presentation covered services provided by the CIP team, recent completions, projects currently under way, and planned work. Randall and Nielsen emphasized work already finished — including a parole and probation expansion (an 8,300-square-foot two‑story addition completed in April 2023) and North County building remodels completed late in 2023 — and described active projects such as courthouse expansion and campus parking improvements.
The courthouse expansion remains on schedule for substantial structural milestones this summer, Nielsen said, with the basement slab scheduled for May and a roof deck pour targeted for August. The project’s planned completion date is August 2026; the team included an updated budget in the packet…
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