Month: July 2022
County Update on Community Safety and Justice Campus Site
The Benton County Board of Commissioners approved a last and best offer of $5.477 million to acquire a 29.53-acre parcel of land for the new Community Safety and Justice Campus. The property is situated along highway 20, approximately one mile north of downtown Corvallis, and zoned general industrial. The property was selected by the Board […]
Project funding for the new Benton County Courthouse decided
The Benton County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to proceed with the construction of a new courthouse with a 50% state matching grant and the County borrowing the remaining funds needed. This decision ensures that the courthouse project will proceed as scheduled and the County will be able to meet the timeline for the HB […]
New Courthouse Design Process Begins
A Request for Proposals (RFP) for architectural services for the new courthouse was advertised in June 2022, and proposals were due on July 14, 2022. Two proposals were received, reviewed, and scored. The firms were ranked almost equally, and were advanced to in-person interviews with a panel of stakeholders. The interviews were conducted on August […]