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Consultants present jail‑site Justice Center option; Elevatus cites $18.9M estimate, says $16–17M feasible
Summary
Consultants from Elevatus showed two courthouse/probation layouts at the jail site and a one‑story alternative, giving a conservative construction estimate of $18.9 million and saying they could reduce that to about $16–17 million; commissioners debated whether to pursue that near‑term option or keep seeking a downtown solution.
Consultants from Elevatus presented concept plans and cost estimates March 24 for a proposed Justice Center that would co‑locate superior and circuit courts with the probation department near the county jail.
Elevatus showed two siting options adjacent to the jail and a single‑story alternative. “They felt that we could comfortably get this down to 16 to 17,000,000 of construction cost,” Elevatus representative Dave Scholl told the board, while noting the firm’s current, conservative construction estimate was $18.9 million and soft costs, furniture and financing would raise total project costs toward a $20 million…
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