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Lake County reviews courthouse renovation designs; Sally Port and building‑code timing could drive cost
Summary
County staff and consultants presented two schematic concepts for renovating the Lake County courthouse, a prioritized list of 11 alternates (including a Sally Port and courtroom renovation) and preliminary pricing that ranges from a base bid of about $10 million to an all‑in estimate of roughly $20.4 million; staff urged direction before pending code changes raise costs.
Lake County officials on a recent board work session reviewed schematic designs and a prioritized set of alternates for a proposed renovation of the county courthouse, including a new Sally Port addition and a reconfigured courtroom to improve security and accessibility.
Consultant Lauren Davis of Reynolds Ashton Associates presented two schematic concepts. Concept 1 — the base priced design — stacks the sheriff’s office and jail on the lower level and routes secure in‑custody circulation through a new addition. Concept 2 swaps the sheriff administration and district attorney footprints to consolidate sheriff operations on a single floor; consultants said that arrangement improves operational consolidation and security but would change which interiors must be renovated.
"This layout gives a safe, secure separate pathway for in‑custody folks…
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