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Judge and residents press Marquette County to install air conditioning in courthouse
Summary
Circuit Judge Griffin and residents urged the county to modernize courthouse HVAC to add air conditioning in courtrooms, citing juror comfort and fairness for litigants; residents recalled disruptive heat in past court proceedings.
Judge Griffin told the board the request to upgrade HVAC and bring air conditioning to courtrooms has been under consideration and asked commissioners to keep it in mind when allocating funds. "We've been practicing here since 2008... It still hits into the eighties," the judge said, describing jurors sitting for long periods and the difficulty for those who pay to be present at court.
A resident, Margaret Brown, described personal experience in a non-air-conditioned courthouse and endorsed the judge's request, saying the heat interferes with people doing "their best work" and urged commissioners to make a commitment to fix heating, ventilation and air conditioning where possible. Brown said small interim measures (portable units at toes) or a longer-term piped system should be considered.
Board members acknowledged the request and said they will consider it alongside other budget priorities. The item was raised during the public-comment portion; no formal motion or funding decision was made at the meeting.
