Saturday, July 01, 2000
County courtrooms to install water bottles
But some judges say it's unneeded expense
By Dan Horn
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Hamilton County's judges will soon get fresh bottled water delivered to their courtrooms every week.
But some of them think the idea is all wet.
The issue came up this week when judges from the common pleas and municipal courts gathered for their monthly meeting.
Several judges proposed stocking each of the county's roughly 30 courtrooms with a water cooler for the judges, jurors, staff and attorneys who use the rooms each day.
They estimated it would cost about $20 per month to keep each courtroom supplied with the big plastic bottles of water.
“I felt it was very appropriate,” said Judge Thomas Nurre, who voted for the plan. “We have jurors and lawyers captive in here for long periods.”
Other judges, however, argued that the courthouse has working water fountains on every floor. They said court staff could simply use those fountains to fill the water pitchers that already sit on tables in all the courtrooms.
“We already have water in the building at taxpayer expense,” said Judge Steven Martin. “We don't need more expensive water in the building at taxpayer expense.”
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