PIERRE — The Hughes County Commission was briefed Tuesday night on a facility review of the Courthouse building. Loren Schaefer of Broz Engineering of Pierre says the current building’s fire safety stands out as a concern…
Court space and security is the other major takeaway from the review. Schaefer says the review recommends to safety provide appropriate security and space; a building for functions of the court system…
Moving court functions to a new building would free up approximately 18-percent more space for county offices and departments. Schaefer says they looked at land on the current courthouse property and near the Hughes County Jail for a court building…
More specific issues on security with a new building for court services were discussed during an executive session for security reasons.
