The Pulaski County Courthouse renovation and Justice Center expansion have officially been split into separate projects. Last week, the county commissioners passed a pair of resolutions related to the construction process. They repeal a previous resolution that outlined the process as one single project.
Community Development Commission Executive Director Nathan Origer serves as the county’s liaison on the two projects. He explained that the change was suggested, since the Justice Center project would have to be done before the courthouse project would start, to minimize disruption to government operations and Downtown Winamac in general. Origer said the added cost of doing two separate bond issuances and going through the construction manager advertising process twice would be outweighed by not having to pay interest on money that can’t be spent yet.
