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Tuesday, November 02, 2004

Indiana Courts - Courthouse stories today

"First step of Vigo County Courthouse's $8.5M renovation to begin Saturday" is the headline to this story in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. It begins:

Work is expected to start Saturday on the removal of about 65 tons of documents, shelves and file cabinets from the fifth floor of the Vigo County Courthouse.

It's the first step in an $8.5 million renovation of the interior of the 19th century structure.

The fifth floor has housed records since the 1880s, with some records dating back to the 1830s. Vigo County commissioners last week signed a contract with First Financial Bank to lease the former Terre Haute Engraving building at 600 Wabash Ave.

And the health problems at the Morgan County Courthouse in Martinsville may soon be under control, according to this story in the Indianapolis Star with the headline "County OKs courthouse fixes: Commissioners accepting bids for 17 repairs." Some quotes:
Morgan County workers will stay in temporary quarters inside the administration building for a couple more months as county leaders attempt to clear the air in the courthouse.

County Commissioners agreed Monday to seek bids for a laundry list of repairs to eliminate the foul air that has made employees sick inside the courthouse.

"I had originally hoped to have it all done by Christmas," said County Commissioner Norman Voyles. "But that just won't be possible now because of all the bids we will need to get. It will take until some time after the first of the year."

Voyles provided a list of 17 alterations, including cleaning and replacing heat pumps, ducts and air filters and repairing damaged walls and ceiling tiles.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 2, 2004 11:08 AM
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