Mayor Woodby: Replacing windows and gutters in courthouse less than previously thought
Published 10:22 am Wednesday, April 5, 2023
- Star Photo/Robert Sorrell Carter County Rescue Squad Director Terry Arnold discusses the proposed contract with the Health and Welfare Committee.
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BY ROBERT SORRELL
Star Correspondent
Work continues at the Carter County Courthouse while the mayor says one project will be about $300,000 less than previously thought.
Last October, the commission approved a motion to spend $1.1 million to replace aging windows and gutters at the historic courthouse. The aging windows and gutters had caused some damage inside the building, including in the clerk and master’s office.
The commission previously thought the project would cost about $1 million due to steep costs associated with historic district requirements.
Mayor Patty Woodby informed the commission’s Building and Grounds Committee on Tuesday that the lowest bid for the project was $700,000, or about $300,000 less than the original estimates.
The mayor also updated the committee on work on the new parking lot behind the courthouse.
The county agreed to pay $87,292 to demolish the buildings at 824 and 836 E. 2nd Street last year. The plan was to install a parking lot, which the commission approved at a cost of $72,000.
Woodby told the committee that the parking lot was recently paved and it will soon be stripped.
Woodby also told the committee that work has been completed on cleaning up the old jail. There had been concerns of mold in the building, but a test showed negative results except in two small spots. Woodby said the building has been thoroughly cleaned and ready for future projects.
The Health and Welfare Committee received a copy of a proposed contract with the county from the Carter County Rescue Squad.
“I want to get this settled once and for all,” said CCRS Director Terry Arnold, who said the last time an agreement had been signed was in 2015.
Committee members will review the contract and discuss it at their next meeting.
Carter County Emergency Management Director Billy Harrell informed the committee that he has ordered six AEDs, or automated external defibrillators. The committee also approved a new policy regarding the maintenance and usage of the AEDs.
