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Formerly the H.J. Hintgen building, the new Wood County Justice Center is housing the local law enforcement offices of magistrate court, the sheriff's department and home confinement, and a scaled-down version of the holding center. Now situated in one LEED-certified, high energy efficient building, the offices had previously been located in three separate buildings where safety and security was a concern. The $5.1 million project was partially funded with federal Recovery Bonds, and helped put over 70 people to work using local union halls. The county expects to see significant utility cost savings by moving to the renovated building. Plans also call for demolition of the old magistrate court building and the holding center, with their sites expected to be constructed into parking lots. The old sheriff's department will remain standing but will be utilized for storage of county records. ZMM Architects & Engineers of Charleston, WV was the project designer and Jarvis, Downing & Emch, Inc. of Wheeling, WV was the main contractor on the project. |
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