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County gets 75,000‑sq‑ft courthouse program; next step is conceptual design and cost estimates

Goochland County Board of Supervisors · October 8, 2025
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Summary

Architects presented a courthouse space‑needs assessment recommending a roughly 75,000 square‑foot facility with four courtrooms and consolidated court support functions. Consultants recommended right‑sizing and multipurpose spaces; the board asked for conceptual designs, cost estimates and expansion scenarios.

Consultants HBA Architecture and Fentress Incorporated presented an updated space‑needs assessment for a new Goochland County courthouse on Oct. 9, concluding the county needs a modern facility (roughly 75,000 square feet under the preferred option) with four courtrooms and consolidated support spaces.

The consultants said county population and caseload trends, modern security and…

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