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County and Havel representatives discuss widespread HVAC failures, space-heater safety concerns
Summary
Commissioners and Havel representatives described multiple HVAC and boiler problems across county buildings, including a cracked heat exchanger that left Community Corrections without heat and reported fire-hazard concerns from space heaters. Havel said it is awaiting the county's decision on replacing units.
County officials and Havel representatives raised multiple facility-maintenance concerns at the Dec. 16 meeting. Commissioners asked why tasks had not been completed in a timely manner and discussed the high projected cost of replacing entire HVAC systems. The record states Community Corrections had no heat because of a cracked heat exchanger, the Superior Court unit was still experiencing problems, and commissioners were concerned about boiler issues and the fire hazard posed by space heaters in individual offices.
Havel representatives told the board they are awaiting the county’s decision about replacing all units. Facility Manager Meagan Westfall later reported that Community Corrections now has heat and that cleanup of the courthouse first floor has begun; no replacement schedule or cost estimate for full-system replacement appears in the minutes.
