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County weighs options for new courthouse, agrees to advertise design services RFQ
Summary
County staff outlined two schematic options and cost ranges for a new Pender County courthouse and the board directed staff to advertise a 90‑day request for qualifications for architectural/engineering services to refine options.
County staff and Davenport Public Finance adviser Ted Cole briefed the Pender County Board of County Commissioners on a spatial assessment and two conceptual approaches for replacing or expanding the 1935 Pender County Courthouse.
Cole and county planning staff said Moseley Architects prepared a 2023 spatial assessment offering two paths: a 81,300‑square‑foot addition on the existing courthouse grounds (three stories) or a standalone facility on a new site. In 2023 cost estimates Moseley provided, the addition option was about $45 million in 2023 dollars and the standalone facility…
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