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Elkhart County Council amends and approves $1.2M for historic courthouse window restoration

Elkhart County Council · April 17, 2026
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Summary

After discussing bid amounts and contingency needs, the council amended an initial request and approved $1.2 million to replace and restore historic courthouse windows, including cleaning and reinstalling stained‑glass sashes; work is slated to begin in July.

The Elkhart County Council on April 16 approved $1.2 million from the general fund to restore and replace historic windows at the county courthouse, with work expected to start in July and conclude by the end of the year.

County Administrator Jeff Taylor told the council commissioners had obtained bids for the project and that the engineer’s estimate had been about $2.5 million. "The low bidder was $1,063,000," Taylor said, and he initially requested an appropriation of…

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