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Contractors outline courthouse roof restoration; judges press for scaffold security
Summary
Design and construction teams described phase‑1 courthouse work—clock tower painting, standing-seam roofs on steep slopes, EPDM on flat areas, nine roof drains replaced—and a scaffold and staging plan; judges and sheriff asked for motion sensors, nightly lockups and close coordination to prevent unauthorized access during the job.
Design and construction firms presented phase 1 of the county courthouse restoration, which will focus on roofing, gutters, clock tower painting and replacing multiple roof drains.
An architect explained the work will replace asphalt shingles on steep slopes with a standing‑seam metal roof and install EPDM single‑ply membrane on flat areas. Contractors said the clock tower scaffold will go up first (estimated one month for erection), followed by phased roof work timed to avoid winter weather. On scheduling, contractors proposed typical work hours of 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Thursday, with Friday as a makeup day, and two-week look-ahead notices for noisy tasks.
Judicial representatives and the sheriff’s office raised the risk that scaffolding could be climbed and windows accessed, asking for added security measures. A judge asked for an internal security meeting to develop guard and monitoring protocols; a contractor suggested using cameras and a superintendent on site each day, and the group discussed motion detectors and vibration monitoring to alert staff if people climb scaffolds at night.
Contractors said they will provide two-week look-ahead schedules and a point of contact on site; judges said they will coordinate trial dockets to minimize disruption during noisy tasks. No final construction start date was announced beyond an intention to begin scaffold erection in the coming weeks.
