Public Hearing Set for Chatham Courthouse
Wednesday, September 08 2010
by Jeremy Loeb
Officials in Chatham County will hold a public hearing later this month on the rebuilding of the county courthouse. A task force has presented recommendations for how to use the rebuilt courthouse. Debra Henzey with the Chatham County Manager's Office says the 21-member task force gathered public input before finalizing its report.
The report says the new courthouse should have updated sound, lighting, and technology- and should be easily accessible to disabled visitors. Henzey says the commissioners will move quickly because construction of the new courthouse needs to be completed by early 2013 for insurance reasons. A fire damaged the 1881 courthouse earlier this year. The public hearing will be Monday September 20th.
