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Timeline

Historic Courthouse Preservation Committee convened

March, 2022

The historic courthouse building will be repurposed. Led by Jesse Ott, Benton County Natural Areas, Parks, and Events interim director, a Historic Courthouse Preservation Committee has undertaken developing repurposing options for the Board of Commissioner’s consideration.

  • County commissioners approve funding for comprehensive assessment
  • Community engagement forums and workshops
  • JSIP assessment completed
  • Conceptual predesign begins
  • Advisory committees formed
  • Conceptual designs finalized
  • Pretrial Services expanded and Crisis Outreach pilot programs launched
  • County receives matching grant for new courthouse
  • Community Safety and Justice Campus site selected
  • Crisis Center site finalized
  • County to receive $1 million for new Emergency Operations Center
  • Historic Courthouse Preservation Committee convened
  • Gerding Builders selected to build Crisis Center
  • Courthouse design process begins
  • Mahlum selected to design Crisis Center
  • DLR Group selected to design courthouse
  • Site master plan completed for Community Safety and Justice Campus
  • Community Engagement Forum – Mental Health in the Justice System
  • Community Safety Forum
  • Bond Measure package finalized
  • JSIP Open House
  • Proposed bond measure on ballot
  • Crisis Center services to begin
  • New courthouse and District Attorney’s office operations to begin
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Questions or comments?

Please send email to:
justicesystem@co.benton.or.us


Nick Kurth, program manager
(541) 766-6076
nick.kurth@co.benton.or.us

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