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As a part of Kankakee County’s Respond, Revitalize, and Reinvest initiative, we will continue to positively improve how to better serve you and our communities through our COVID-19 recovery effects. Wes Andrews, Maintenance Director for Kankakee County, shares a first look at one way American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding will benefit the Kankakee County Courthouse. Like and follow Kankakee County Board’s Facebook page as we roll out additional videos, updates, and more. For more information on ARPA funding, visit https://www.k3county.net/kcr3.html
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You
know
there's
other
office
areas
down
there
where
we
have.
You
know
several
people
to
an
office.
You
know
some
of
the
other
areas
of
the
basement.
You
know
have
air
filtration
issues.
Hvac
systems
that
are
that
are
very
dated.
People
are
on
top
of
one.
Another
chairs
are
right
next
to
each
other
in
offices.
In
the
basement.
Right
now
we
have
two.
Sometimes
three
people
working
in
any
given
office,
so
social
distancing
is
extremely
tough.
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The
jury
assembly
area
is
going
to
be
expanded,
we're
currently
at
a
capacity
of
about
120
jurors
and
we're
going
to
expand
that
to
roughly
165,
which
will
give
us
more
space
in
the
basement
for
jurors,
in
addition
to
the
expansion
of
jury
assembly,
we're
also
adding
a
new
restroom
in
that
area
as
well.
So
when
you
have
120
to
130
people
in
that
area,
it's
currently
served
by
only
two
restrooms
we're
also
adding
a
entry
at
the
southwest
corner
of
the
courthouse.
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The
entry
will
be
for
jurors,
specifically
and
handicapped
individuals.
They'll
come
through
our
newly
constructed
checkpoint
there,
with
the
security
staff
for
the
county
right
now
in
the
courthouse
basement.
Is
it's
very
cramped
and
some
of
the
hallways
don't
have
the
proper
dimensions
and
width
so
we're
going
to
be
expanding
the
hallway
to
get
people
from
jury
assembly
over
to
the
elevators
and
then
up
through
the
courthouse
to
the
various
floors.
Also
being
added
in
the
basement
is
two
new
bathrooms
which
are
outside
of
jury
assembly.
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This
is
obviously
for
the
security
of
the
staff
and
any
visitors
to
the
courthouse,
or
even
the
inmates
themselves
to
have
a
secure
area
to
be
held
while
they're
waiting
to
see
a
judge
or
go
to
a
specific
courtroom.
And
then
the
last
piece
of
the
project
that
I'd
like
to
discuss
is
the
large
office
area
that
will
be
constructed,
we're
adding
a
15
station
work
area.
I
call
it
bullpen
it'll,
be
open
type
office
area
with
cubicles
and
15
workstations,
as
well
as
ample
room
for
file
storage
in
that
area
as
well.
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I
would
estimate
that
the
project
will
take
anywhere
from
four
to
six
months.
It's
a
very
large
project,
we're
going
to
try
to
keep
the
basement
open
as
best
we
can
for
utilization
of
the
cafeteria.
That's
currently
down
there,
given
the
pandemic
era
that
we're
in
right
now,
it's
important
for
all
of
us
myself
being
the
facilities
director,
as
well
as
the
county
board
chairman
and
board
members
to
you,
know,
create
an
environment
that
is
large
as
possible
to
better
serve
the
public
when
they're
inside
the
courthouse.