Plenty of reasons to attend tomorrow's morning session of the Board of County Supervisor meeting. Agenda is available online.
Letter regarding new Courthouse:
Date: December 30, 2014
To: Board of Supervisors
From: Phillip Smith-Hanes, County Administrative Officer ffi*
Subject: Resolution Regarding Commitment of Land to Build a New Courthouse for the Superior
Court of California, County of Humboldt
RECOMMENDATION(S):
That the Board of Supervisors approves the attached Resolution and directs staff to forward it to the
Superior Court for transmittal to the Judicial Council of California.
SOURCE OF FUNDING: Not applicable.
DISCUSSION:
For more than 20 years, the county has held title to a vacant lot adjacent to the east side ofthe correctional facility between Fourth and Fifth Streets, accessed off K Street, in the City of Eureka. For most of this period, the lot has served as overflow parking for county and court employees. It is largely unpaved and this creates maintenance issues.
The original intent of acquiring the lot was to site a courthouse on the property. However, in 1997 the
courts transferred to state responsibility. Since that time, the state has not moved forward with construction of a new courthouse in Eureka despite the documented need ofthe local courts for additional...
Probably not a bad idea... but in an era of not enough police and sheriff deputies... and what we do have are vastly underpaid... is this a GOOD idea?
ReplyDeleteI note the SOURCE OF FUNDING is listed as "Not applicable." So who does pay?
I know the space is needed. As for source of funding, the state took over the Courts but I will ask tomorrow .
DeleteI wish the local courts were back under the County Board of Supervisors.
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