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St. Francois County commissioners approve emergency removal of courthouse wall to create courtroom space
Summary
The St. Francois County Commission voted unanimously to remove a non-original concrete wall on the courthouse top floor to create space for an extra courtroom for a newly assigned judge. The work will use an on-call contractor on a time-and-materials basis; contract terms and prevailing-wage confirmation will be finalized as needed.
St. Francois County commissioners voted 3-0 to approve emergency modifications to the old county courthouse that will remove a non-original concrete wall on the top floor and reconfigure space for an additional courtroom to accommodate a newly assigned judge.
Unidentified Speaker 2 opened the discussion by saying, "We're here to, we wanna make modifications in a wall of the existing courthouse," and said the change was needed because "we are getting an additional judge promptly, quickly, and we don't have the justice center ready for that yet." The commission agreed to consider the work as an emergency to speed the timeline.
The plan discussed calls for a…
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