After a routine maintenance inspection of the HVAC systems at the Christian County Justice Center revealed that four of the eight boiler systems were in bad shape, Christian Fiscal Court worked quickly to get that addressed at a special-called meeting Thursday morning.
The only item on the agenda was approval of a purchase of new boilers for the heating needs of the Justice Center, and magistrates heard an explanation on the issue at hand and the technology to fix it. The problem is that, while the boilers will run as they are, they are actively unsafe to do so.
Judge-Executive Jerry Gilliam issued an emergency order to expedite the bidding process, and came with a recommendation to purchase the new boilers—and the labor that comes along with them—at a cost of $95,750.
County Attorney Lincoln Foster says this will allow them to get the much-needed heating systems up and running, hopefully before winter fully settles in, and they could be reimbursed by the Association of Courts, who the county leases the building to.
Judge Gilliam joked that while he still considers the Justice Center ‘new’, it’s actually 26 years old now, so it’s not too shocking that they will start needing replacing.
Magistrates approved the purchasing of the new equipment unanimously.