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felt if is destroyed, it would ruin the possibility of someday <br />putting a museum in the building. She emphasized that it would <br />cost $148,000 just to tear it down and haul it off to the <br />Landfill. <br />Chairman Eggert stated she would go along with support of <br />Concept "A" because she does see the value of everything being <br />under one roof. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if the projected cost of $16 -million, <br />for Concept "A" caused anybody else concern, since we have been <br />talking about $12 -million for a long time, but now all of a <br />sudden it is $16 -million. <br />The other Commissioners assured him of their concern, and <br />Chairman Eggert stressed that the cost just gets higher the <br />longer this carries on. <br />Administrator Chandler advised that the $15.9 -million costs <br />for Concept "A" can be accommodated with our existing sales tax, <br />as well as the costs for Phase III of the Jail and the Health <br />Dept. Building. <br />Commissioner Bird asked if this involves any kind of interim <br />borrowing, and Administrator Chandler stated that it would not. <br />Commissioner Bowman understood that Concept "A" would retain <br />just the facade of the original building, and Mr. Halback <br />explained that the plan calls for the demolition of the total <br />courthouse and the annex, bort keeps the front building wall of <br />the original configuration. <br />Commissioner Bowman asked if the facade would be similar to <br />a stage set with a wall and nothing behind it, and Mr. Halback <br />felt that was a pretty good description. He noted that it would <br />serve as a monument and gateway into the entire complex. <br />Commissioner Wheeler pointed out that all the parking is in <br />the rear, and felt that few people would be entering the complex <br />through the facade. <br />24 <br />