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Commission approves permanent power pole by courthouse to support Golf Building renovation
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Summary
The Harrison County Commission approved a request to place a permanent power pole at the courthouse corner to refeed power for renovations at the adjacent Golf Building, after an on-record representative said a basement transformer is jeopardized by water and the developer will cover costs.
The Harrison County Commission voted April 15 to allow a permanent power pole to be installed by the courthouse to refeed electric service to the nearby Golf Building, a structure slated for renovation into rooms and ground-floor businesses.
An on-record representative introduced to the commission as Mr. Sharp described the plan to place the pole “around Court Street there at the corner by the vault” so crews could move a transformer currently in a flood-prone basement. "They need power to be able to get it out there," he said, adding that equipment being relocated will help protect underground services and support work to convert the building’s interior.
Commissioners debated whether the pole should be sited on alternate county property. One commissioner said he had an alternative county-owned location, and another proposed not allowing placement on the courthouse corner; the motion to place the pole on the courthouse corner carried by voice vote. Mr. Sharp told the commission that the requester would pay the costs associated with the installation.
The commission’s approval is recorded as a permanent placement; the transcript indicates the project is intended to support remediation of water exposure in the building’s basement and facilitate the move of transformers and related electrical work. The commission did not record a detailed engineering plan or a public-cost estimate in the meeting transcript.
What’s next: Project proponents will proceed with permitting and installation; commissioners asked that construction not burden the county’s capital account and were told by the on-record representative that the proponent will cover expenses.
