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Benton County facilities update: courthouse permitting delays push construction timeline; EOC, crisis center progress reported
Summary
County facilities director said courthouse site permits remain the main hold‑up and construction is likely to start in November; the crisis center and emergency operations center are progressing with a mix of county, ARPA and federal funds and contingent contract obligations.
Rick Krager, presenting the county’s monthly facilities update on Oct. 1, told the Benton County Board of Commissioners that the courthouse project remains ready in design and land acquisition but cannot move to ground‑breaking until state site‑work permits are finalized.
"We still are at a place of waiting for our site work permits," Krager said, adding that recent rounds of state review and a 30‑day public comment period have pushed the likely start from mid‑October toward November.…
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