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Newton County court approves budget amendment to repair courthouse HVAC systems
Summary
The Newton County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment July 14 to fund repairs and replacements of aging courthouse HVAC units after staff estimated repairs could cost roughly $460,000; members discussed options including installing an external chiller.
The Newton County Commissioners Court approved a budget amendment July 14 to repair the courthouse HVAC systems after staff reported multiple aging units and associated failures.
County staff said repairing or replacing units serving offices (including sheriff's office and other county offices) would likely require significant work and could cost roughly $460,000. One commissioner suggested installing an external chiller as a longer-term solution; another said the work would require engineering review. "It might be, you know, when you just abandon the units that's in place, cut them off, put a chiller out there... you may spend $150,000 one time and be done with it forever," a commissioner said.
The court moved to expend the required funds to repair the building's HVAC systems and approved the budget amendment by voice vote. The motion passed on a voice vote recorded as "Aye" in the transcript; no roll-call tally was included.
Members discussed logistics including the labor-intensive removal and replacement of attic units and the possible need to reroute sprinkler pipe and rafters to install replacement equipment. The court directed staff to proceed with planning and procurement as needed to bring the building HVAC to a suitable operational state.
