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Clinton County starts a nest egg to fix tunnel
Clinton County Engineer Jeff Linkous
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WILMINGTON Clinton County commissioners have taken action to create a reserve account to start setting aside $250,000 every year for a costly project to deal with a deteriorating century-old tunnel under Courthouse Square.
The mostly concrete tunnel is about six feet tall and 14 to 16 feet wide. It runs under the county parking lot and beneath the southwest lawn of the city block upon which the 102-year-old courthouse sits.
The tunnel (or culvert) has been examined, and though its condition is “in no way an imminent problem,” said Clinton County Engineer Jeff Linkous, it is at a point to be on the radar so to speak and to financially prepare for.
Upgrades and upkeep planned for Clinton County’s facilities
Clinton County Maintenance Director Jeff Williams meets with commissioners to make 2021 plans.
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Clinton County Commissioners President Mike McCarty jots down notes Wednesday on a list of potential maintenance and facilities projects.
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WILMINGTON A digital sign for Courthouse Square, maintenance work to the courthouse dome, and a new phone system in all county buildings are among the facilities projects planned by the commissioners for 2021.
County Maintenance Director Jeff Williams met with commissioners Wednesday, bringing with him a sheet listing proposed work projects for consideration.