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- ® M courtroom is very much needed, and Attorney Block stated that he would like to see the court facility stay downtown, through condemnation or whatever. In further discussion,it was noted that everyone seems to agree that the courtrooms downtown are inadequate, and Attorney Block felt they actually are nothing more than large hearing rooms. Administrator Wright noted that we can go in and renovate for.the fourth courtroom at a cost of around $240,000, and we can build downtown, but if we do we are going to have to buy land. He did not feel the parking is that critical at the moment. Chairman Scurlock expressed the hope that the City would also give the downtown area some consideration but he believed they have turned down money for a new study. Mr. Frazier stated that was not so; the merchants just asked them not to form a taxing district. He again emphasized that the Courthouse is very important to the downtown area, and urged that Board either commit to the downtown area or let the investors know. Commissioner Lyons agreed that the first thing we need to do is decide whether we are going to stay downtown or not, and then we can proceed to solve all the problems; it becomes a question of where you put people. He stated that it would be his inclination to start planning to keep the courts downtown and look and see what we have to build and what else needs to be done. Commissioner Wodtke noted that five years ago every office in the County was operating out of the Courthouse, and we needed more space; so, we acquired the Administration Building, and now the Administrator says we are out of space here. At the time we purchased the Administration Building, we were able to acquire the entire block it is located on, as well as four or five blocks to the north of it, for about 11 SEP 10 1984 �naK � F,4GE 225