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Project Overview In 1991, Marion County ini[iated an in-house review of our facilities, space needs and service demands. This study revea[ed the followi~zg: a. Maintenance and operating costs of our older buildings was exceeding our ability to manage these costs within the year[y budget. The unfunded needs for repair and maintenance was in excess of 1.5 million dollars. b. Severa! departmen[s had outgrown their building space and were now leasing private office space at an average cos[ of 25 cents/sq. ft. more than the County's renta[ rate. c. Since 1984 the growth of the State Coun system was displacing County departments from the Courthouse. This trend would continue and would require the County to relocate all non-court related depanments from the Courthouse by the year 2000. d. The conamuniry emphasis on the adult and juvenile justice system ~vas again creating a shortage of space for both administrative and detenrion facilities. In I992/93, tiae Counry hired a consultant, WEGroup Planners and Architects to prepare a 20 year master faci[ity plan. The plan was prepared in three parts. The first phase focused exclusively on the Juvenile campus. The second arul third elements of the study focused on the remaining Counry departments ancl the Tri-agency [aw e~zforceinent faci[iry respectively. The Juvenile Departme~~t's planniiTg process continued into the design phase becau.se of a critical shortage of detentiat space. However, construction has been put on hold until a fi~nding strategy is developed for this and al[ other faciliry projects. Over the next 10 years the plan identifies a need for 36, 000 sq. ft. of new construction and 10, 000 sq. ft. of remodeled space. Cost is estiinated at 7.6 mil[ion dollars. The Tri-agency facilit~~ is a joint effort invo[ving the Sheriff's Office, Salem Po[ice and Oregan State Police. The Correclions Department is also consider- eing space in the buildi~tg. The preliminary design proposes a 140,000 sq. ft. building, costing approximatety 26 ntillion dollars. It is anticipated this faciliry will be located adjacent to the corrections facility campus. I