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1 - _ ._. . <br />- ti~; {~ 0 t <br />~~_ ...:_7 y !~ _. . <br />ti`<<. <br />i. <br />y for :additional court facilities. He questioned the expense of the pro- <br />~.' <br />Y~. posed renovation and the structural soundness of the building. <br />~~ Mr. Jim Johnson, an Attorney: Emphasized Judge Peele's opinion of <br />the present facilities in the basement. He also feels another jury -- <br />~; facility is necessary. <br />Mr. Marshall Cates: Felt that the noise level in the Old Courthouse <br />would be greater than expected after the proposed renovation. <br />y Mr. An Little, an Attorney: He supported the views of the preceding <br />attorneys and wished to impress upon the Board the desperate situation <br />with regard to Caurt facilities in Orange County. He suggested that <br />(3 <br />:.~` perhaps the Town of Hillsborough would be willing to provide space to the <br />= Ct <br />Museum. It was Mr. Little's opinion that as a Courthouse it would em- <br />~ r.,a <br />_ -' body the spirit of and remain a monument of history. <br />~.; <br />-_ <br />- Pir. Clarence Jones: (Mr. Jones arrived late and requested per- <br />- _ mission to speak, which was granted) He said that in the 1940's the same <br />- arguments were ..used against the Old Courthouse as a court facility that <br />_ ~:~ were now being used against the New Courthouse, i.e., it's noisy, no pri- <br />;: <br />- ~~ vacy, inadequate. He urged the Board riot to take the Museum out of the Old <br />Courthouse and to search out other sites for court facilities. <br />- There being no one else who wished to be heard, Commissioner , <br />=• Barnes thanked the audience for its input and declared the meeting ad- <br />~: <br />jvurned. <br />-- Anne Barnes, .Chair <br />•- - Paulette Pridgen-Pond, Clerk <br />i. A <br /> <br />