County

County justice center plans crawling forward

A decision could be forthcoming from the Rio Blanco County commissioners as soon as April 22 on whether the county courthouse in Meeker will become a newly renovated county office building with a new justice center attached or whether the board will have to start making repairs to the building to bring the structure into compliance with federal and state safety standards. There have been problems cited with the current courthouse for roughly eight years now.
A decision could be forthcoming from the Rio Blanco County commissioners as soon as April 22 on whether the county courthouse in Meeker will become a newly renovated county office building with a new justice center attached or whether the board will have to start making repairs to the building to bring the structure into compliance with federal and state safety standards. There have been problems cited with the current courthouse for roughly eight years…