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Architect presents scaled‑down courthouse plan; supervisors press for clearer cost impacts
Summary
Design team showed a revised two‑level courthouse concept that reduces visible massing while keeping similar total area; board members pressed for a cost estimate, asked how austerity items (cupola, portico) change debt service, and flagged below‑grade courtrooms and water/drainage risks.
Design consultants presented a revised concept for the county’s proposed courthouse on Feb. 2, shifting from a three‑level design to a two‑level scheme that preserves program area while reducing apparent massing from Courthouse Row.
The new concept reorients the public entry to the upper (grade) level with courtrooms placed mostly on a lower, partially below‑grade level. The design retains separate secure prisoner handling and circulation, multiple elevators to prevent population crossings, and skylighting…
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