3/9/18 – 5:31 A.M.

The Putnam County Commissioners are moving forward with a courthouse repair project. The Lima News reports the commissioners voted to move $600,000 from the general fund to the capital improvement fund. Commissioner John Love tells the newspaper the move makes $1.6 million available for the repair project.

The maintenance could include replacing a concrete section on the roof, taking out some skylights, and replacing the elevator. The county also wants to replace roof tiles and improve the courthouse parking lot.

Engineers are putting together an estimate for the cost of the work. Once that’s done the county will put the project out to bid.

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