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County reports progress on crisis center, courthouse and emergency operations center projects
Summary
Public works staff told commissioners vapor-mitigation testing for the crisis center passed and foundation work will begin; courthouse local permits have been approved but Corps/SHPO approvals remain pending; EOC design development is nearly complete and on budget.
Public works staff provided progress reports on three major county facilities projects, saying work is moving forward and that federal approvals remain the main gating items.
"Our vapor mitigation effort has been accepted and passed whatever test it was supposed to pass," Gary Stockoff told commissioners about the crisis center; contractors are preparing remaining foundations and slabs and "in the next 2 to 3 weeks you will actually see walls above the ground." Stockoff said a NEPA review tied to a roughly $1,000,000 federal grant is submitted and staff are awaiting HRSA's confirmation.
On the courthouse, Stockoff said county building-permit plans were reviewed and approved locally and only federal permits (including Corps of Engineers wetlands jurisdiction and a Section 106 historic-preservation memorandum with the State Historic Preservation Office) remain. He said the SHPO had until July 11 to respond to the draft memorandum of agreement and that the tentative ground-breaking window is late August to early September. Stockoff said the team had narrowed earlier cost overages and the project was now within budget.
Stockoff said design development at the Emergency Operations Center is effectively complete and construction-plan preparation is the next phase; he noted work with the sheriff’s office to set operational details and that the facility will include communications capabilities, a radio tower and a standalone generator.
Commissioners asked about permit timing, historic-preservation mitigation and whether the county could provide inspectors or tours; staff said they would follow up with details and liability checks as appropriate.
