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McLean County committee approves partial HVAC replacement at Law and Justice Center
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The McLean County Property Committee approved an MSI proposal to replace two failing air handlers at the Law and Justice Center, initiating a multi-year plan to update aging HVAC equipment; the item passed by voice vote.
The McLean County Property Committee voted to approve a partial HVAC replacement at the Law and Justice Center, authorizing work on the two air handlers committee staff identified as worst‑condition in the building. The motion was made and advanced by committee members and passed by voice vote.
Joseph Gaither, director of facilities and management, introduced the proposal from MSI and turned the presentation over to project manager Scott Fogler. Fogler said the Law and Justice Center has 11 air-handling units dating to the 1970s and described this phase as “the first chunk” of larger work to bring the systems up to date. “These air handlers are from the 1970s,” Fogler said, “so they’ve definitely lived past their life expectancy.”
The committee pressed the presenters on timing and scope. Chair Layman asked whether the work would continue into the 2026 fiscal year or extend over multiple years; Fogler said staff are targeting a roughly five‑year plan and that, aside from two units already replaced, about seven additional units remain to be addressed. Fogler said the expected service life of newly installed HVAC equipment is about 30 years.
Vice chair (speaker 1) called the question and the committee approved the MSI partial replacement proposal by voice vote. The committee did not record a roll-call tally in the meeting minutes. The approved scope covers immediate replacement of the two worst air handlers and associated dampers, actuators and VAV controls; staff said follow‑on phases will come forward separately for future budget consideration.
Next steps include contractor scheduling and coordination with building operations to minimize disruption; project staff said they will return to the committee with implementation details as they are finalized.
