Preserving the old county courthouse won't be cheap
Earlier this week, KTRK-13's Ted Oberg looked into the rising cost of restoring Harris County's historic courthouse:
Inside the building is been gutted in preparation for a $65 million restoration to eventually house just state appeals courts. Proposals to put county commissioners here or a justice museum were dropped from the plans.
"I am for restoring old courthouses and historic buildings," said taxpayer advocate Bob Lemur. "Anytime a project goes from $30 million to $65 million in 7, 8, 9 10 years something is strange there."
This project, when initially proposed as a renovation in 2003, was supposed to cost an estimated $30 million of your tax dollars. Then $36, then $47 million in 2005 before jumping to $65 million in 2006. Twice the cost for the same project and unlike when it was first built, voters have never approved a nickel of the spending.
"The number is getting higher and higher," said Harris County Commissioner Steve Radack.
Why though? Answers in county records are short on specifics.
Looks as if it's time for some specifics.
Posted by Anne Linehan @ 06/19/08 07:58 PM | Houston Miscellany | Print | Comments (3)
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