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t <br /> 2 <br /> Potential funding sources are as follows: <br /> OPTION FUNDING POTENTIAL FUNDING <br /> REQUIRED SOURCE(S) <br /> 1. Renovation upper floor New $235,000 New Courthouse <br /> Courthouse (3,460 91 including Renovations; presently <br /> restroom areas) recommended in 1994-99 <br /> CIP <br /> 11. Churton Street Addition (2,820 s.f.) $311,000 New Courthouse <br /> Renovations $235,000 plus <br /> Transfer from Consolidated <br /> Solid Waste Centers, <br /> $76,000 <br /> Ill. Margaret Lane Addition (3,396 s.f. $454,205 New Courthouse <br /> first floor; 3,396 s.f. unfinished Renovations $235,000 plus <br /> basement) Lease/purchase balance of <br /> $219,205 for 59 months <br /> @8%; estimated <br /> $53,625/year total; total <br /> payback$268,125. <br /> The perceived advantages/disadvantages of each option are as follows: <br /> Option I: (Renovate upper floor) <br /> Upper floor of Courthouse would be entirely devoted to Courtroom and Judges offices, <br /> thereby leaving minimal room for the future expansion that is likely to take place within the Court <br /> system in the next few years; <br /> Although the Courts have exercised creativity in scheduling,with the significant and steady <br /> growth of District Court caseload,the 150 person capacity courtroom created on the third floor may <br /> be inadequate. <br /> Option 11: (Churton Street Addition) <br /> It is assumed that the new courtroom created as a result of this expansion would be <br /> appropriate in which to hold Superior Court. It would be designed for approximately 125 persons <br /> with offices for the Judge (includes toilet facility) and his clerk, a jury deliberation room with toilet <br /> facilities, as well as a small lobby area. Although the Superior Court Judge projected that two <br /> additional courtrooms will be necessary within the next fifteen years,the funds are available to add <br /> only one at this time. It will be a goal of the Criminal Justice Facilities Study Group to examine <br /> current and projected case load and make recommendations about long-term court space <br /> development. <br /> If Superior Court were to be held in the newly constructed courtroom and in the Old <br /> Courthouse, then the large courtroom on the first floor of the New Courthouse could be used for <br /> District Court. This large courtroom has a capacity of approximately 340 persons,thereby minimizing <br /> the impact of large District Court calendars. This expansion is envisioned on the south and of the <br /> New Courthouse and along Churton Street and would be tied to the existing building to allow for the <br /> sharing of public restraoms. The entrance from Churton Street would be closed. This option would <br />