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LA Junta Tribune Otero County will receive $151,273 next year after being awarded a grant that will contribute to a single-entry structure project for the county courthouse. The project includes remodeling the courts area to make room for a hearing room and an office for magistrate activities. The Underfunded Grant Commission grant is a 50% matching grant, and the county will receive the total percent of the funds it requested, $151,273. A single-entry point for the courthouse as well as a partial remodeling of the west-end courts area has been in the county s sights for over a year. The concept was previously addressed by the Justice Center Steering Committee, but plans to pitch a sales tax increase that would help fund a comprehensive Justice Center Master Plan to voters fell through due to the the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic. ....