County facilities report: aging HVAC, fiber issues and boiler planning

Sep 14, 2026

Buildings and grounds staff reported failing HVAC units at the health department and tag office, planned coil and board replacements, a courthouse fiber outage and plans for a new 12-pair fiber run, and a postponed boiler replacement to next year.

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Jeff Phelps delivered the quarterly building-maintenance report, describing a recent string of equipment failures during prolonged heat. He told commissioners the health department unit’s compressor failed and replacement required new components incompatible with old coils; the tag office unit is about 26 years old and likely will need replacement next year. "The air conditioner at the tag office, however, that unit is 26 years old," Phelps said.

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