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After years of promises and delays
Rockwood will finally get it's courthouse - once the funding is approved |
Source: Willamette Week, OPB News (April 22, 2010)
After years of delays and missteps, Multnomah County commissioners unanimously approved the design for a new East County Courthouse in Rockwood.
The state ordered the county during the 1960's to have a courthouse in East Multnomah county. And there is a court -- but it's little more than one room in the old Gresham City Hall that's overcrowded and run down. But that's all going to change with the approval of a new courthouse in Rockwood's town center.
“I know this is a building. But it represents more than the stones, bricks and glass we see on paper,” said Commissioner Diane McKeel, who represents East County on the five-member board. “It represents commitment to an area left behind for too long.”
The plans call for a 40,000-square-foot building with three courtrooms (and space for more in the future) to handle misdemeanors and traffic cases. East County residents will be able to file papers there for civil and domestic cases, as well as request stalking orders.
The project is estimated to cost up to $20 million and will be completed by early 2012, county staff said. The commissioners will vote again in November on whether to approve financing for the project
Design Photos
Photos of the new East County Courthouse from the March 30, 2010 community forum presentation.
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View the entire presentation slideshow here.
View a 21-page report with project time-line and financial information here.
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