The proposed construction of a law enforcement center is proceeding on schedule.
In an update to the County Board on Thursday, Administrative Coordinator Kevin Hamann said the county has closed on all but one of the properties north of the courthouse where the LEC will be built. Only two properties are occupied; one is scheduled to be vacant by the end of December and the other by mid-January.
The county is working with a consultant to determine if any of the buildings can be moved. The consultant is also assisting with hazardous materials inspections and demolition plans.
In addition, the county committees overseeing the LEC project are considering a request from the Oconto Fire Department to burn down two of the buildings as a training exercise.
As for the design, county officials met with consultants Friday to discuss security equipment for the LEC, which will include jail housing for up to 175 inmates, a sheriff’s administration area and 911 center.
The County Board is scheduled to review and approve a final design on Feb. 19.
A resolution regarding bonding for the center is scheduled to be passed in February or March. The LEC cost has been set at $5 million for acquisition of properties and design work, plus $25 million for construction.
“It’s going to be tight, because we added the USDA building, we added the Holy Trinity (lease), we spent more with the city than we expected, so that’s taken up quite a bit of what I had reserved as contingency,” Hamann said.
Construction of the LEC, scheduled to begin in August 2015, will take more than a year to complete.
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