MONROE - The Green County Justice Center is on schedule and under budget, according to the Green County Clerk.
The Justice Center is scheduled to be completed Aug. 31 or Sept. 1, said Mike Doyle, Green County Clerk.
Work on the 64,700-square-foot building began in September 2008.
On Sept. 11, 2007, the Green County Board of Supervisors voted to build a $12.6 million justice center due to a need for extra space and more security.
Doyle said the project is between $200,000 and $300,000 below cost, because the county hasn't used as much of the contingency fund as expected.
The fund was available in case any unforeseen problems came up during construction.
Construction has continued without interruption since the project began.
The roof is complete and workers started to put up drywall on the lower level as well as in one of the two second-floor courtrooms. Workers have also started to install windows and have put brick on the south and east sides of the building. About two-thirds of the brick work on the building's north side has been completed, Doyle said.
A few of the walls inside the building have been put up, but a lot of work still remains, though offices and rooms can be distinguished.
Doyle said the building will provided more space for all the court offices.
The Justice Center will house the Green County Court system, University of Wisconsin-Extension, a multi-purpose room, officers for the Wisconsin public defender, probation and parole, and also offices for Green County Emergency Management and Green County Emergency Medical Services.
A second branch for the Green County Circuit Court was created by the legislature in 2007 based on an increased caseload in the county.
Green County Circuit Court Judge James Beer was elected to another term earlier this month as judge for the First Branch.
Monroe attorney Tom Vale was elected to fill the Second Branch position.
Vale takes office Aug. 1, Doyle said.
Vale will share an office at the Green County Courthouse and prepare to begin his duties as judge until the Justice Center is completed, Doyle said.
There will still be offices in the Green County Courthouse after the court system is relocated, while offices for Green County Zoning and Tourism departments and Green County Development Corporation will move from the Pleasant View Complex to the old Courthouse.
The departments will begin to move into the Courthouse in October.
The Justice Center is scheduled to be completed Aug. 31 or Sept. 1, said Mike Doyle, Green County Clerk.
Work on the 64,700-square-foot building began in September 2008.
On Sept. 11, 2007, the Green County Board of Supervisors voted to build a $12.6 million justice center due to a need for extra space and more security.
Doyle said the project is between $200,000 and $300,000 below cost, because the county hasn't used as much of the contingency fund as expected.
The fund was available in case any unforeseen problems came up during construction.
Construction has continued without interruption since the project began.
The roof is complete and workers started to put up drywall on the lower level as well as in one of the two second-floor courtrooms. Workers have also started to install windows and have put brick on the south and east sides of the building. About two-thirds of the brick work on the building's north side has been completed, Doyle said.
A few of the walls inside the building have been put up, but a lot of work still remains, though offices and rooms can be distinguished.
Doyle said the building will provided more space for all the court offices.
The Justice Center will house the Green County Court system, University of Wisconsin-Extension, a multi-purpose room, officers for the Wisconsin public defender, probation and parole, and also offices for Green County Emergency Management and Green County Emergency Medical Services.
A second branch for the Green County Circuit Court was created by the legislature in 2007 based on an increased caseload in the county.
Green County Circuit Court Judge James Beer was elected to another term earlier this month as judge for the First Branch.
Monroe attorney Tom Vale was elected to fill the Second Branch position.
Vale takes office Aug. 1, Doyle said.
Vale will share an office at the Green County Courthouse and prepare to begin his duties as judge until the Justice Center is completed, Doyle said.
There will still be offices in the Green County Courthouse after the court system is relocated, while offices for Green County Zoning and Tourism departments and Green County Development Corporation will move from the Pleasant View Complex to the old Courthouse.
The departments will begin to move into the Courthouse in October.