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Component |
Current
Status |
Recommendations |
Cost |
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General
Exterior |
The courthouse and jail were constructed in 1881. The attached records room was built the late 1970’s. The attached judge’s chambers section was built in the 1950’s. The building is two stories plus a basement and is approximately 17,000 square feet. The foundation is made of stone. The building is on the National Historic Register. Views of the courthouse: North P28 East P33 West P30 The
general exterior of the building is in good condition. |
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Exterior
Walls |
The exterior walls are made of brick. The brick exteriors
on the additions are in good condition. The brick on the original courthouse
is stained and the mortar joints are falling out. P51
P52
P53 P54
There are several cracks in the original brick exterior. P53 P54
P55 P56
Some of the brick has been stabilized recently. |
We
recommend cleaning and re-pointing the brick on the original courthouse. See
“Structure” below. |
$42,000 |
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Roof |
The
roof on the original section of the courthouse is moderately pitched metal
and appears to be in good condition. The remaining roofs on the building are
flat. They were replaced in 1995. The flat rubber roof over the clerk’s
office is leaking into the records room. P15 |
Repair
the leak over the clerk’s office. |
$2,000 |
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Windows
and Doors |
There are nine single paned wood windows and 10 double
paned aluminum windows. The wood windows are original to the building and the
aluminum windows were replaced around 1994. The aluminum windows have no
corrosion or broken glass. They are in good condition. The wood windows have some rotten wood and
broken glass. P12
P13 The doors
are wood and function properly. There is no weather-stripping on the doors. |
Replace
nine wood windows with historical sashes. Install
weather-stripping on the doors. |
$9,000 $500 |
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General
Interior |
The
interior of the building is in good shape. There is wallpaper peeling from the
walls in several locations and in the stairway. The interior of the basement
is in poor condition and is small (see “Electrical” below). |
We
recommend removing the wallpaper and painting the walls and trim in various
locations in the building and remodeling the basement for storage. Paint
various walls and trim. Remodel
the basement for storage. |
$5,000 $75,000 |
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Fire
Safety |
There
is a fire alarm system for the records room but not for the courthouse. There
is no sprinkler system. There are exit signs but they are not illuminated.
There are emergency lights with power back up in the records room but not in
the rest of the building. There are two ways out from every floor of the
building. The stairs are not enclosed by fire rated walls and doors. They are
free from obstructions. P40 P41 P42 The area
under the stairs is being used for storage. The exit doors swing in the
direction of the exits. The doors are not equipped with panic hardware. |
Install
fire alarm system. Install
a sprinkler system. Install
illuminated exit signs to mark emergency exits. Install
emergency lights with power back up. Enclose
the stairway with a fire rated door and wall. Remove
the storage from under the stairs. Install
panic hardware on all exit doors. |
$5,000 $40,000 $1,500 $6,000 $2,500 $5,000 |
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There
is sufficient |
Install
Elevator. Install
automatic door opener. |
$120,000 $5,000 |
Structure
|
There
appears to be some minor foundation movement that is showing up in the
original brick. |
Consult
a structural engineer to determine the cause and extent of the movement. |
$5,000 |
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Security |
There
is a security alarm system in the building. There are no metal detectors at
the entrance doors. There is a closed circuit TV system and are security
cameras. The judge’s bench is protected with ballistic material and is
equipped with a duress button. |
Entrance
to the building needs to be restricted to one entrance for the public. Install
entry-level screening using a walk-through metal detector and an x-ray
machine. |
$40,000 |
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Electrical |
The
building is served from a pole mounted transformer and an overhead service
drop. P26
P27
The main distribution panel is a Square D, 800 amp breaker box in excellent
condition. P37
The sub panels are also in excellent condition. P39
There is both fluorescent and incandescent lighting in the building which
appears to be both adequate and in excellent condition. The
sub panels in the basement of the original courthouse are in poor condition. |
Replace
the electrical sub panels in the basement of the courthouse. The cost is
included in “Remodel the basement for storage” in “General Interior” above. |
See General Interior Above |
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Mechanical |
The
building is heated with two gas fired Burnham boilers in excellent condition.
P1 P5 The |
We
recommend complimenting the existing HVAC system with central air
conditioning for the remainder of the building, which would eliminate the
need for window AC units. |
$200,000 |
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Work
Safety |
There
were no work safety issues noted during the inspection. |
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Space
requirements |
The
existing courthouse does not have enough space for offices and document storage.
The magistrate’s office space is rented from a fire department off site and
from a veterinarian in Peterstown. They will have to provide space for the
family court and a law clerk in the near future. |
We
recommend adding a 30,000 square feet judicial annex to house the family
court, law clerk and magistrate court and prosecuting attorney. This would
also relieve the congested work area and the congested document storage area
in the main courthouse. New
30,000 square feet Judicial Annex. |
$4,350,000 |
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Subtotal |
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$4,913,500 |
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Soft
Costs |
Professional fees, permits, surveys, and studies
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20% |
$982,700 |
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Total |
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$5,896,200 |