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Logan County Board
Special Building and Grounds Committee meeting
[March 27, 2026]
On Tuesday, March 24th, the
Building and Grounds Committee of the larger Logan County Board held
a special in the first-floor courtroom of the Logan County
Courthouse at 5:00 p.m. This meeting was one hour before the regular
board meeting held. Three of the five committee members were
present, including Chairman Lance Conahan, Dale Nelson, and Jim
Wessbecher. Absent were Vice Chairman Hannah Fitzpatrick and Gil
Turner.
The meeting was for discussion of two items, a proposal for an
outdoor ramp, and a lighting proposal from B&B Electrical for Latham
and Scully Parks.
The ramp was the first issue discussed. Several months ago, the
County Board voted to renovate the exterior elevator of the
courthouse. The elevator was not in great condition and is the only
entrance accessible for individuals who cannot take the stairs. It
was determined that, for the elevator to be renovated, it would have
to temporarily be out of commission. The board voted to pay the
renovation company extra to speed up the process. This still would
have left the county in violation of the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA).
The county investigated several
solutions, including building a wheelchair ramp. The most
cost-effective solution would be to get a ramp that could be
installed on the exterior stairs during the elevator renovation.
Conahan stated that there were two proposals, and allowed Bill
Walter, who was present digitally, to speak on them. Walter stated
that the two proposals would be to construct a ramp/walkway out of
wood, and it would go down and meet a lift that would take people up
the stairs. This lift was purchased by the county earlier this
month. The primary difference between the two would be the direction
the walkway would go. The cheaper option would be to have the
walkway come straight out and down the stairs, and the slightly more
expensive option would be to have the walkway turn halfway down the
stairs to “hug” the building.
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Walter stated he
talked to a company called sunbelt about purchasing metal
scaffolding. The cost for handrails to go with the metal
scaffolding was “ungodly,” according to Walter, and so it was
decided that constructing a wooden rail would be cheaper. The
committee discussed that purchasing the scaffolding would be
good in case the county ever needed to use the purchased lift
again. The committee made a motion to purchase the scaffolding
from Sunbelt for $3,823.73. They made an additional motion to
approve the outdoor ramp proposal in an amount to not exceed
$7,000. Both motions were approved.
The committee next discussed the lighting at Scully and Latham
parks. Conahan stated that the proposal for Latham Park would be
to replace the light fixture heads with LEDs and to put GFI
receptacles on the light poles. It would include installing
lights in the pavilion. The amount for these items would be
$13,791. By this time Hannah Fitzpatrick arrived at the meeting
and took part in the vote to approve the motion unanimously.
Conahan then brought forth the items for Latham Park. The
majority of items for Scully were the same as Latham. In
addition to the lights, however, this motion would update the
cameras so they work all the time. Conahan stated that, at
present, the cameras only work at night. This motion would cost
$15,544. It was unanimously approved.
After this, the meeting was adjourned.
[Matt Boutcher]
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