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Senate committee hears $1.6M request to shore up courthouse riverbank

Senate Institutions Committee · February 5, 2026
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Summary

Buildings and General Services told the Senate Institutions committee that a destabilized riverbank behind a courthouse is at risk of sloughing; the agency requested $1,600,000 from the cash fund for geotechnical work and bank stabilization after ruling out some tieback options because of a sewer line.

The Senate Institutions committee on Feb. 5 heard from Buildings and General Services (BGS) about a request for $1,600,000 from the capital cash fund to stabilize a failing riverbank behind a county courthouse.

“For the record, I'm Joe Rager, director of design and construction with Buildings and General Services,” the presenter said, and described cracking pavement, a tilted guardrail and a slope that is…

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