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Alamance County staff outline $37 million courthouse plan, warn financing will require new revenue
Summary
County staff presented a three-story courthouse addition with four new courtrooms and about $9,000 in office space, saying $15 million is set aside and the county would likely borrow $22 million at roughly 5%, producing about $2.12 million in annual debt service and raising questions about tax impacts and project transparency.
County staff on Monday presented details of a proposed $37,000,000 courthouse addition intended to relieve overcrowding and create secure circulation for judges and defendants.
Brian, a county project presenter, told the Board that plans call for a three‑story addition with four new courtrooms and roughly 9,000 square feet of office space. "We're really trying to stay on on that $37,000,000 number," Brian said, describing the design as conceptual and stressing that detailed design work will take much of 2025.
Staff said the county has set aside about $15,000,000 toward the project and would need to borrow the remaining roughly $22,000,000. At an…
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