BURLINGTON — Workers are on schedule to complete what has been described as Boone County's first true judicial center by December 2002.

        The $11.9 million, 83,000-square-foot building will house district and circuit courts, along with a grand jury room and law library.

        “It will have seven courtrooms,” said Robin Curry, contracts administrator for Boone County. “We built it with room to expand and meet the growth of Boone County.”

        Construction started about six weeks behind schedule this spring. Crews haven't made up any of that time lost because of bid process details, but they haven't lost time, either. New furniture should be in place for offices to complete their move into the building by spring 2003.

        The four-story brick building — designed to resemble the old courthouse that stands across the street — was paid for by the state, and will house only state offices. No county tax dollars were used, Mr. Curry said.

        Traffic court, the county's busiest, will be on the first floor.

        This is the first time since Kentucky reformed its court system in the late '70s that the county will have its courts in one central location designed for that purpose, Mr. Curry said.

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