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Formal ground breaking to begin construction of $19.6 million courthouse
Courthouse opens in spring 2012 |
When: Friday, Jan 7, 2011 11:00AM
Where: East County Courthouse site
SE 185th Avenue & Stark St
Gresham OR
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Source: Multnomah County, East County Courts website
Public Affairs Office, News Release
Multnomah County is slated to break ground on a new courts facility in the Rockwood neighborhood of Gresham.
On Friday, Jan. 7 at 11 a.m., project stakeholders will make remarks and formally break ground to begin construction on the $19.6 million courthouse on a 4.2 acre lot at Southeast 185th Avenue and Stark Street in Gresham. The Courthouse opens in spring 2012.
Speakers will include Oregon State District 25 Senator Laurie Monnes Anderson, Multnomah County Presiding Judge Jean Maurer; Multnomah County Chair Jeff Cogen; Multnomah County Commissioners Diane McKeel and Judy Shiprack; and project manager Doug Obletz with Shiels Obletz Johnsen.
The expanded court facilities will serve people being adjudicated for misdemeanors, violations, small claims, landlord and tenant actions, ex parte hearings and document filing for all civil and domestic relations actions. Many of these functions historically have been filed at the downtown courthouse.
Multnomah County is required by state statute to provide court facilities in the city of Gresham for violations that occur east of 122nd Avenue. In 2008 alone, an estimated 27,000 defendants went through the courthouse in Gresham.
The facility will replace the current leased Gresham Courthouse. The new courthouse will also include security, a data center and office space for the Multnomah County District Attorney’s Office. The Board of Commissioners approved the construction and financing of the Courthouse in October 2010. Financing includes approximately $15 million of Recovery Zone Economic Development (stimulus) Bonds. The remaining portions will be funded from the 2008 sale of the South Edgefield property.
The courthouse will meet LEED Gold Certification standards and the Architecture 2030 Challenge, requiring the building to use green and energy reduction technology such as solar, eco roofs and geothermal ground source heating.
More Info?
Contact Shawn Cunningham, Public Affairs Office, Multnomah County 503-988-4369. East County Courts website
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