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Multnomah County prepares to select courthouse site
Multnomah County Commissioners on Thursday are expected to give approval for a finalized site for a new county courthouse.
CM-GC will be hired for county courthouse project
Multnomah County officials will seek a construction manager-general contractor to build a new courthouse.
Multnomah County courthouse plans revealed
Planners for a new Multnomah County courthouse met with building industry professionals and public citizens to discuss project possibilities.
Courthouse site selection process proceeding
Multnomah County officials are seeking public input as they prepare to select a site for their new courthouse.
County courthouse site preference OK’d
Multnomah County commissioners on Thursday voted unanimously to approve the use of county-owned land at the west end of the Hawthorne Bridge for a new courthouse.
Site solicitations next for Multnomah County courthouse project
The next steps in the process of locating a new Multnomah County courthouse were approved by board commissioners on Thursday.
Multnomah County courthouse decisions ahead
Several key decisions concerning the future Multnomah County courthouse need to be made in the next several months, project leaders told county commissioners on Thursday.
Multnomah County considers partnership with Canadian firm to replace courthouse
The Multnomah County Board has allocated a small grant ($5,000 to $7,000) that will fund a 鈥渟creening report鈥� on whether the project should be financed through a public-private partnership with a Canadian company. The company, Partnerships British Columbia, has financed infrastructure projects all over Canada.
Multnomah County Courthouse proposal planned for December
County staff is currently discussing next steps for the Multnomah County Courthouse and will present a proposal to the Board of County Commissioners in early December. The proposal will incorporate feedback generated from two recently completed public forums and an online survey.
Study shows Central Eastside may be viable option for courthouse
For close to 50 years, Multnomah County officials have tried to figure out what to do about the ailing county courthouse in downtown Portland. A new study ranks a location in the Central Eastside Industrial District as the top choice of five viable options.
Multnomah County Courthouse, deteriorating, needs upgrade
For more than 40 years, studies have taken place in an effort to determine whether Multnomah County should renovate or replace its downtown courthouse. Many of the building's mechanical and electrical systems "have reached the end of their useful life," according to a recent study.
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