Building & Grounds reports $30,000 boiler emergency, courthouse wing closed for mold testing

Aug 20, 2026

Don Trail told the committee an emergency boiler at the Juvenile Center failed with an estimated cost of $30,000 to be paid from Juvenile Center upgrade funds; the south county courthouse old wing was closed for mold testing and will be professionally cleaned using deferred maintenance funds.

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Don Trail, Building & Grounds, told the Berrien County Administration Committee the Juvenile Center experienced a boiler system failure with 'an estimated cost is $30,000 and will be paid out of the Juvenile Center upgrade funds.' He described the repair as an emergency that Finance will process under a waiver.

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