NEW PENROSE COURTHOUSE ANNEX

TODAY WAS THE RIBBON CUTTING AND OPEN HOUSE FOR THE NEW
COURTHOUSE ANNEX ON PLATT STREET JUST WEST OF THE DETENTION CENTER AND THE MAQUOKETA FIRE STATION.     THE 6 OFFICES AND
RECEPTION AREA HAVE BEEN OPEN SINCE LATE JANUARY. 
I WAS MET IN THE RECEPTION ROOM BY:  LEFT TO RIGHT:  TOM SCHUELLER,
GENERAL CONTRACTOR, SUPERVISOR BUCK KOOS, SUPERVISOR JACK
WILLEY AND LYNN BOPES, JACKSON COUNTY COORDINATOR OF DIABLITY SERVICES.     THE RECEPTION ROOM HAS A RIGHT AND LEFT DOOR AND
THEY ARE ALWAYS LOCKED AND CAN BE OPENED ONLY FROM THE RECEPTION DESK LOCATED BEHIND A GLASS WINDOW. 
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

 THE STAFF ROOM, BREAK ROOM.

THERE ARE 4 CASE MANAGERS, EMILY WALSH, KAREN INTLEKOFER, JANE DUBERT AND RENEE PAPE.   EACH HAS AN OFFICE.

RENEE WAS IN HER OFFICE TO GREET VISITIORS .   NOTE THE JAIL IS
EXERCISE AREA THROUGH HER WINDOW.

THIS IS THE RECEPTIONIST AREA, FOR PATTI JORGENSEN.

ANOTHER VIEW OF PATTI'S OFFICE.

TWO RESTROOMS....THE STAFF ONE ABOVE.
THE PUBLIC ROOM BELOW.

LYNN BOPES OFFICE ABOVE.

ANOTHER VIEW OF LYNN'S OFFICE,  OVERLOOKING PLATT STREET AND
THE HANDICAPPED ACCESSABLE WALKWAY.

A NEW GARAGE IN BACK AND I DID NOT ASK WHAT IT IS FOR.

THIS IS THE PARKING LOT BEHIND BUILDING,   THE FIRE STATION IS IN
THE BACKGROUND.  THERE IS ONE ROOM IN BUILDING I DID NOT TAKE A
PHOTO OF.   IT WAS MENT TO BE ANOTHER OFFICE BUT WILL INSTEAD BE
MAKE INTO A SMALL CONFERENCE ROOM.    WORK STILL NEEDS TO BE
DONE TO FINISH OFF THE ABOVE LOT AND THE DRIVEWAY TO THE WEST.
THEIR IS A FULL BASEMENT, FINISHED FOR STORAGE OF CASE RECORDS,
WHICH MUST BE KEPT FOR 7 YEARS.

A NICE NEW FACILITY FOR JACKSON COUNTY!  
AND NEEDED SPACE IN THE MAIN COURT HOUSE!

DENNIS VOY 

NOTE...MONDAY'S DAILY REPORT IS BELOW!