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Schuppan noted that a lot of extra work was done in Judge Luther's court room because of the ceiling. Mr. Humphrey stated that the ceilings had to be repaired because it was falling down. Lancaster expressed concern if there is a way these extra costs could be minimized in the future. Now they will be addressing the county attorney he needs to have adequate space. Schuppan stated there are still additional dollars that were set aside to cover these extra expenses. Stacey stated she will address the list and run the numbers. Arnold stated it speaks well for the contractor that they are willing to go ahead and do the work and there was approval from the committee. They could not stop the progress of the project. When you are doing renovations on a 100 year old building there are issues that will come up. Schuppan stated the project had to move forward. Lancaster asked if the committee met and addressed the issues and Schuppan stated that they did. Lanfear noted that there were a lot of issues that could not have bee foreseen and they had to keep the project moving. It was a unique project. Stacey stated the original cost was $2.5 million and the change orders were about 1% of the total project. The Courtroom ceiling project was a big project. They will process the claim for the next board meeting to be approved and paid. Schuppan stated that this needed to be addressed. Mr. Humphrey stated that the county office building has been leveled. They went down 40 feed to find solid bed rock. They will be putting the ceilings in the offices. Loran stated that they are continuing to lay carpet in the Courthouse and have run into a couple issues of the plaster falling off the wall and they had to redo the walls. They are painting and repairing the walls and doing it office by office as they move through the building. It is getting done but will take time. Lanfear asked if they determined what caused the county office building to sink. Loran stated that the roof drain and the cracks in the asphalt was theory why it happened. Quandt asked if the light bulbs have been replaced and Loran stated they have. He also asked about the new heating system in the Court house and Loran stated they have been making adjustments because the weather was so cold. The will continue to make adjustments to find the correct balance. They also have to address the air flow and the noise. They will continue to address the issues as they come up. New windows would also make a big difference. He stated that they can always call the company and they come in and help. Quandt questioned if the Courthouse roof issue will be addressed and Mr. Humphrey stated that that will be done. Quandt also asked about the air quality and the carpet replacement and that will also be addressed. 10