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Board discusses moving treasurer's office after repeated flooding and expensive remediation
Summary
County administrator reported repeated basement flooding and around $48,000 in remediation expenses at the treasurer's office and proposed exploring temporary relocation to a Blackstone bank building with vault and drive‑through capability; the board asked staff to pursue options with a goal of moving by Jan. 1 if feasible.
The county administrator told the board that the treasurer's basement office has required repeated remediation (reported near $48,000 to dry out) and that a judge and a circuit court lawyer recently toured the courthouse, prompting more urgency on a permanent fix. The administrator said he had visited a bank building in Blackstone that could house the treasurer, commissioner of revenue and registrar with vault space for voting machines and a drive‑through for tax payments.
"I have got to get the treasurer out of the building," the county administrator said, describing the building's features (drive‑through deposit, walk‑in vault, handicap access) and noting that the treasurer and commissioner were open to exploring a temporary lease with an option to buy later. Board members asked staff to assess connectivity (financial system communication to county admin offices), generator power needs and parking; members expressed a goal of moving operations by Jan. 1 if feasible and safe for staff and the public.
