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Amb of a <br />CHARLES E. SMITH <br />CIRCUIT JUDGE <br />July 2, 1987 <br />Board of County Commissioners <br />1840 25th Street <br />Vero Beach, Florida 32960 <br />Madam and Gentlemen: <br />239 COUNTY COURTHOUSE <br />VERO BEACH. FLA- 32960 <br />PHONE: (3051567-8000 EXT. 528 <br />At this time we request time on your agenda of July 7, 1987 to <br />discuss the need for a fifth courtroom at the Indian River County <br />Courthouse. Please refer to my letter to your secretary of March <br />9, 1987 at which time we also requested to be put on the agenda,, <br />but were never placed on the agenda. (See also attachments to our <br />letter of March 9, 1987). <br />Yours truly, <br />Marl s S/it <br />Wheeler, as chairman of the 6 -member Courthouse <br />Feasibility Committee, reported that they are meeting this week <br />to discuss hiring a consultant to consider what our court <br />facility needs will be over a 30 -year period. He stated that <br />Judge Smith feels there is an immediate need for a 5th courtroom, <br />but pointed out that there is not immediate space. There is a <br />possibility, however, of moving the Public Defender's Office, <br />which is presently next to the 4th courtroom in the upstairs of <br />the annex, into the Sheriff's Office when that becomes available. <br />That would leave enough space upstairs for a smaller -type <br />courtroom, a hearing room, and a judge's office. Commissioner <br />Wheeler reported that the Committee is looking at another 5 years <br />before a new Courthouse is.built. His only concern is the amount <br />of money that would be spent on a temporary 5th courtroom, and <br />3 <br />�.. <br />BOOK 6 0" a , 6su <br />