County weighs temporary generator and mutual-aid options after courthouse lightning damage
County maintenance reported extensive HVAC and chiller damage at the courthouse after a lightning strike and an offline annex generator due to contaminated fuel; staff and hospital representatives discussed temporary generator rental, vaccine relocation, and other low-cost mutual-aid options while repairs proceed.
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County maintenance staff (Carrie, S15) reported increasing costs and ongoing work to repair HVAC and chiller systems at the courthouse after a lightning strike damaged legacy control equipment. She said a new JACE controller is installed but that multiple fan-control units and other legacy Honeywell components continue to fail; initial repair estimates were at least $34,000 but the total cost is rising as additional failures are identified.
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