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York County hears courthouse space study; board adds placeholder to FY27 CIP
Summary
County consultants presented a 20-year courthouse and administrative space study that finds current courthouse space strained and scores it 68.2/100; the board placed a placeholder in the FY27 capital plan and directed staff to refine cost estimates and explore financing options, including regional or state support.
York County supervisors heard a space-needs presentation Dec. 16 from PMA Architecture and court-planning consultant Keith Fentress that concluded the county’s 1997 courthouse is functionally deficient and will require both short-term changes and long-term construction to meet projected needs.
Fentress told the board the courthouse received an overall score of 68.2 out of 100 on PMA’s courthouse optimization tool and showed 5-, 10- and 20-year projections for courtroom and office needs. He said caseload trends and recent legal and operational changes — including a surge in civil filings, pandemic impacts on dockets and new sealing laws — increase demand for space and operational resources.
"The courthouse scored 68.2 out of a possible 100…
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