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Commissioners approve $188,857 courthouse renovation; one commissioner votes no
Summary
Bedford County approved a $188,857.82 contract with Clark Construction to renovate former Children & Youth Services space on the courthouse second floor; probation director said the work is funded through the Courts Discretionary Fund and will cost the county nothing, but Commissioner Winck cast the lone recorded 'no' vote and urged combining offices instead.
The Bedford County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 18 to approve a $188,857.82 contract with Clark Construction, Inc. to renovate the former Children & Youth Services space on the second floor of the courthouse.
Bernard (Bernie) Smith, Director of Probation, told the board that the renovation will be funded through the Courts Discretionary Fund and will impose no cost to the county general fund. The motion to approve the contract was approved; Commissioner Winck cast a recorded no vote and said he would have preferred combining the Sheriff’s Department and Probation into a single office to reduce traffic through the building.
Why it matters: the renovation reuses existing courthouse space for county operations and is funded from a court-designated discretionary account, which the administration said avoids a draw on county operating funds. Commissioner Winck’s dissent indicates at least one commissioner favored a different reorganization to address building circulation and office location concerns.
What happens next: county staff indicated renovations could begin as early as December; the county will proceed under the contract terms and funding source described in the meeting record.
The board approved the contract during its Nov. 18, 2025 meeting in Room 101 of the Bedford County Government Building.
