(Spirit Lake)– There will NOT be a basement under the second phase construction of Dickinson county’s new courthouse.
After a lengthy discussion Tuesday that included the architect and general contractor on the project, Supervisor Paul Johnson made a motion to cease with any further efforts for a basement and to proceed with plans as outlined to the public prior to the bond issue referendum.
The motion passed three-to-two with supervisors Wayne Northey and David Gottsche voting no. Northey emphasized the need for the county to be thinking ahead in the long-term.
The cost for including a basement under the second phase of the new courthouse was estimated at slightly more than 756-thousand dollars.
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