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Ottawa County considers bond or capital fund to repair courthouse windows
Summary
Facilities Director reviewed 2019 drawings and vendor input for courthouse window replacement; commissioners asked staff to research comparable buildings and funding options including capital outlay and a possible general obligation bond.
Keith Coleman, Ottawa County Facilities Director, updated the commission on approaches to courthouse window replacement, presenting 2019 drawings and noting vendors previously wanted to remove full window sections to evaluate replacement options.
Coleman described alternative approaches and recommended the county evaluate comparable buildings to estimate costs. Commissioner Carla Grund raised the building fund capital outlay and the commission discussed seeking additional funding options, including a general obligation bond, and asked Coleman to research other facilities of similar construction and return with cost and funding comparisons.
