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Stafford supervisors split on courthouse site and weigh a $110–$120M project plus central services campus

Stafford County Board of Supervisors · June 26, 2024
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Summary

County staff recommended a courthouse adjacent to the existing building but supervisors pressed to consider county-owned acreage across the street; staff estimated total costs of the courthouse program at $110–$120 million and introduced a related central services campus concept with an order-of-magnitude cost of $170 million over time.

County infrastructure staff presented the long-planned circuit-court project and sought direction on site selection, acquisition and sequencing of related county facilities.

Brian (Chief Director of Infrastructure) and project lead Mike summarized prior studies and recommended siting the new circuit-court building adjacent to the existing courthouse on Courthouse Road. Mike said that option met court criteria, allowed connection to the current building, and was the recommendation generated by prior studies.

But several supervisors…

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