'66 addition torn off old courthouse

Monday, May 4. 2009
The 1966 addition to the Jackson County Historic Courthouse was torn down Monday afternoon as work began on restoring the building.

The addition had been built for office space, but it never fit the character of the courthouse.

For the complete story, see the May 6 issue of The Jackson Herald.
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#1 WornOutTire on 05/05/09 at 08:13 AM [Reply]
Perfect combination of news: Construction (demolition) work on the old courthouse, and less sales tax revenue.

It makes perfect sense in these times. I'm not against spending money on construction if it is for useful improvements, just not for a nip/tuck.

But if times were good, and we had more money than we knew what to do with... (tongue in cheek).
#1.1 ReCappedTire on 05/07/09 at 07:22 AM [Reply]
I may be mistaken, but this is being done with funds raised during the good times. Besides, investment in infrastructure during bad times is a perfectly legitimate function of government.
#2 Michael McCarthy on 05/07/09 at 08:16 AM [Reply]
We can always ask for a bailout from President O'Bummer.
#3 notatall on 05/07/09 at 05:10 PM [Reply]
This is being paid for with your tax dollars. This was snuck into one of the many bonds issued without a public vote. This was in the package with the $6 million fire training center. I think it is a waste of money.
#4 maxsportz on 05/29/09 at 10:13 PM [Reply]
This is GREAT. this will create jobs. Is there anything else "we" can tear down and rebuild. This is another story that gives legitimacy to anything local govts do. Take a picture, write a few lines and bam..... govt spending is in the paper under the guise of "doing something" . For Pete's sake, media needs to find other freaking sources of news. If mainstreetnews.com can go a week with no govt photo ops I would be shocked.
That is not a shot at our local paper only. Media in general is a lapdog to govt. Sure they dog politicians that really screw up but in general that just cut and past press releases from idiot bureaucrats.
#4.1 Mike Buffington on 05/31/09 at 11:47 AM [Reply]
Of course, if we didn't cover what local governments were doing, you'd say we are covering up. The messenger is not responsible for what government does; if you don't like government projects, go to city and county meetings and say so.
#5 Jams G. Cooley on 05/31/09 at 10:47 AM [Reply]
As an outsider would like to say I think this is a wonderful project. J G. Cooley
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