The Bartholomew County commissioners approved suggested changes to the new government storage facility being built at the county fairgrounds.
Larry Mohr Construction Inc. is building the new facility and recommended some ways to give the facility a longer lifespan. The suggested changes add another $18,580 to the project, lifting the total cost up to $758,930, which still falls under the initial $1 million cost estimation.
“I totally support these. The building will last much longer with the foundation change, I’m glad to see it,” Commissioner Larry Kleinhenz said.
The storage facility is important for the county to keep government documents secured in a safe location. Currently documents are kept all over the county: the Bartholomew County Courthouse, Purdue Extension Building, Bartholomew County Health Department and the Bartholomew County Youth Services Center.
Indiana law requires that certain documents be stored for 50 years with some even in climate-controlled environments.
