The courthouse building will get a $468,626 renovation as county administrative offices move to the Centennial Center building.
The plan is included in a $30 million budget in the county’s capital investment plan, which directs money to major projects.
The money comes from bond proceeds and other construction funds. Money for the High Point courthouse renovation was left over from a $5.1 million new Greensboro courthouse upgrade project.
After the moves, there will be more space for office expansions and meeting rooms.
“We may have enough space to provide a meeting room for commissioners,” said David Grantham, county property management director, “and we may need a little more money to do it. We are looking at that.”
Another goal is easier access for regular people who need to do business with the register of deeds or to vote. People have complained for years about the security searches required for entering the High Point courthouse.
The High Point county government campus also is included in an energy-savings plan.
The courthouse, jail and public health department offices are part of a plan aimed at cutting energy use by 20 percent by 2015 and 30 percent by 2020 per gross square foot of building space. The plan includes at least one solar project by 2012. Recycling would increase by 100 percent by 2012.
Many of the projects could be funded by a possible $200,000 state grant.
A preliminary audit released last year showed the county could save 50 percent on the annual electric light bill just by using more efficient lighting.
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Courthouse Upgrades
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Moves: Tax department, elections and register of deeds offices will move to the Centennial Center building.
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