Friday, January 01, 1999
1999 is time to build in Warren
BY SAUNDRA AMRHEIN
The Cincinnati Enquirer
LEBANON — Warren County commissioners want 1999 to be the year of the hammer.
Loads of construction plans on deck in the new year, including a new administration building, make up the chief goal of county commissioners for 1999.
“I think the biggest goal we have is to keep on top of the construction projects we got going,” Commissioner C. Michael Kilburn said. “That is the biggest critical situation that could turn into problems, and probably will turn into problems.”
Bursting out of the current administration building, the county is hoping to break ground this year on a new one that's budgeted at $16 million.
The Warren County Common Pleas Court building is slated for $2.5 million worth of renovation and expansion, while the county court and sheriff's offices are getting a $2 million face lift.
Eventually all county buildings and offices will be on the Justice Drive campus.
The growth of many county departments has created cramped conditions in the cur rent building on Silver Street.
If construction does not start this year, “we're going to be holding session in the parking lot,” said Commissioner Larry Crisenbery.
Water and sewer projects throughout the county come next on the list of priorities, the commissioners separately agreed. “I would like to look at infrastructure, water and sewer and roads,” Mr. Crisenbery said.
That includes sections of Ohio 73, he added.
Other priorities include the restoration of the old county courthouse in downtown Lebanon, said Commissioner Pat South.
The $2.2 million project is to be complete by March, Mrs. South said. Once finished, the building will house state and local programs for job training and recruitment, and adult reading programs.
“It certainly holds a lot of heritage of this county, and we thought it was important to restore,” she said.
Another major goal includes the expanded 911 system, she said. Part of that will include mobile data units to eventually allow law enforcement officers throughout the county to access background and court information on laptop computers in squad cars.
A pilot program should begin by the end of 1999, she said. Mrs. South wants the county to continue helping its townships and municipalities work together toward growth and development this year.
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