HomeMy WebLinkAboutGoderich Signal Star, 2011-09-14, Page 19Wednesday, September 14, 2011 • Signal -Star 17
unty, staff relocate services
unty's picturesque courthouse is
t not destroyed.
good news delivered by Huron
of Administrative Officer Larry
, along with county staff, has
full throttle since an Aug. 21 F3
t a swath of destruction from
the Londesboro area.
county staff has been relocated
are running as close as possible.
s quo, Adams says it is not yet
n both the county staff and Min-
rney General personnel willbe
e back into the circa 1959 build -
laced the original court house,
estroyed by fire.
he tornado left many sectors of
ppling with an event that could
en anticipated, Adams reports
were able to tackle the task of
omthe start given they had pre -
a mock disaster with the premise
o struck: the courthouse.
As it stands, some of the county's staff has
been relocated to the assessment office,
which was not damaged, while most staff.
members have been moved to the Jacob
Memorial building in Clinton until the court-
house is given the all clear for tenancy. The
courthouse's windows and roof sustained
damage from the tornado, but It is not known
whether the facility took a direct hit from the
tornado or whether it bounced over the
building.
Adams notes one outstanding issue is a
ministry -issued concernabout asbestos in
the courthouse, though Adams notes the
county already removed and otherwise
wrapped all areas within the facility in past
years.
"(Any asbestos) would've been blown in
by the tornado," he says.
Adams says insurance is expected to pick
up the tab for much of the storm -related
damage, including destroved laptops and
other equipment, along with the roof at the
county's registry office.
"We are by no means back to normal,"
notes Adams. "County employees have been
on the ground and going ever since this trag-
edy occurred."
ragedyoccurred:'
According to the Ministry of Attorney Gen-
eral's web site, all Superior Court of Justice,
Ontario Court of Justice and court counter
services have been transferred to the Walker-
ton courthouse.
Huron County residents with questions or
who need to schedule a meeting with a Justice
of the Peace are asked to contact the Walker-
ton courthouse at (519) 881-2333.
The staff from the Victim/Witness Assist-
ance Program office has been temporarily
moved. to the Stratford office and can be
reached at (519) 271-5221.
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