A seventy page architect's report has been made and it estimates that about $4.7 million is needed for improvements and repairs on he structure. The City of Woodstock is recommending a five-year spending program to cover $2 million of it. The rest will be covered by a private investor.
Immediate repairs are needed to stop the cause of all the water damage. Also, the front steps are in bad shape as is the dome. These last two are eligible for a grant to which the city has applied.
The courthouse is on the National Register of Historic Places. There is also discussion as to when the building will be available to the private sector. Mayor Brian Sager thinks January 2014 by the earliest, but perhaps 2015 more realistically.
Here's Hoping Things Will Work Out, But At Least No One Even Considers Tearing It Down. That Would Be a Huge Mistake. --DaCoot
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