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027 . -2- The renovation could proceed faster with the court occupying the courtroom at the Old Courthouse than making two moves and two renovations. We realize that there is ome degree of inconvenience for the Clerk of Courts having to be spread out With going to the Old Courthouse rather than going to the top floor but it would not be that far away. Proposal B This proposal is for the utilization of the courtroom in the•Old Courthouse. There is ample space for a courtroom and jury room, bathroom and judge's chamber. This space could be made workable for the court at a cost of $60,000 to $70,000 , however, no outide work could be done such as total air conditioning or furnish- ings. This cost would be for installing an elevator, removing the two rows of seating at the rear of the courtroom and making jury room, bath and judges chambers . This amount woulld include plumbing, lighting and small air conditioner for the second floor only and a sprinkler system. The cost stated above would do very little for the first floor except doors and elevator location. There is some possibility that we could omit the elevator but that remains to be seen. There is now 10 ated in the courtroom the museum which will need to relocate. This Would take some time due to the 1983 Historic Tour already scheduled April 30 and May 1 1983. We have rants which need to be committed by September of this year in order not to loose them. Proposal C Proposal C is for utilizing another County-owned building, This proposal suggests the Agricultural Building since it has sufficient square footage. True it is within the County complex of buildings, however, it was designed for a particular pure se, mainly office space and would take extensive remodeling to accommodate the courts' needs. There are some other thinos to cnnsidar and that