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Council presses architects to cut costs on redesigned Silver Summit services building as estimate nears $24 million
Summary
County staff and architects presented a redesigned Silver Summit County Services Building and Justice Center remodel focused on sheriff and county attorney needs. Estimates range roughly $20–25 million; council asked for value-engineering options, a facilities master plan update and a 2024 budget path for next steps.
Summit County officials and the project’s architects on the council’s dais on Wednesday reviewed a redesigned Silver Summit County Services Building and a linked remodel of the existing Justice Center, centering the proposal on sheriff and county attorney operational needs and heightened security.
Shane Scott, who helped lead the county’s project team, told the council staff pivoted from an earlier plan that relied on the FJ Gilmore parcel after a roughly $9 million overage. The revised plan moves the new building into the sheriff’s existing parking area and connects it to the Justice Center with a secure corridor, he said.
Scott Henrickson of GSBS Architects described site and floor plans, calling out passive security measures and a security buffer that removes nearby parking stalls “to provide a…
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