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County manager: courthouse renovation stays, courtroom addition paused because sprinklers push project over budget
Summary
Halifax County manager reported $8.7 million in state funds for courthouse renovation; project will upfit the third floor for judges and DA but the county will postpone adding a new courtroom because sprinklers and code upgrades would exceed current budget.
County Manager Dia Denton told the Board of Commissioners that an $8.7 million appropriation from the North Carolina General Assembly will fund major renovations to the county courthouse but the project scope has been narrowed because of building-code costs.
Denton said the county received two grants from the state — $450,000 for planning and $8,250,000 for construction — and that architects’ initial estimates exceeded the available budget. The revised plan…
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