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Chaffee County hires Blythe Group for courthouse secure‑entrance design
Summary
The board approved engaging Blythe Group & Company Architects to design a single secure entrance for the Chaffee County courthouse to address court and probation security concerns; schematic design is expected to carry into early 2027 with construction estimated by the end of 2027 if funding and GMP steps proceed.
Commissioners voted to engage Blythe Group & Company Architects for schematic‑to‑construction design work on a secure, single‑point entrance for the county courthouse after staff and court representatives raised security and operational concerns.
Beth, staff leading the facilities proposal, described the phased scope in the packet and said the schematic design would carry into early next year with full construction estimates expected in Q1–Q2 2027. "We would proceed from schematic to design to full design documentation to get the guaranteed maximum price," she said. Commissioners discussed how to budget a placeholder figure, the potential for outside grant funding and the importance of balancing needs versus wants; the board approved the contract authorization by voice vote.
Staff said the design is intended to be a modest, targeted intervention — a secure entrance off Crest Road — that will improve operations for courts and probation without displacing other county functions, and that construction timing depends on final GMP and funding.
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