OFFER TO
BUY FOUR PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO
THE COUNTY
COURTHOUSE AND DETENTION CENTER
IN DOWNTOWN HELENA.THE
PROPERTIES ALONG BROADWAY
INCLUDE A CHURCH BUILDING,
APARTMENTS, AND A
HISTORIC FORMER ASSAY
OFFICE.COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
VOTED THURSDAY TO OFFER ABOUT
525- THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
THEM.LEADERS
SAY THEY NEED MORE SPACE TO
EXPAND OPERATIONS IN AND AROUND
THE
COURTHOUSE.THEY SET ASIDE MONEY
FROM THE CAPITAL RESERVE BUDGET
FOR THE POSSIBLE PURCHASE OF
THESE PROPERTIES.COMMISSIONERS
EXPRESSED SOME RESERVATIONS OVER
THE PURCHASE, BECAUSE THAT
MONEY WON'T BE AVAILABLE IF THE
RENOVATION OF THE DETENTION
CENTER
IS MORE EXPENSIVE THAN
EXPECTED.BUT THEY SAID THIS WAS
AN OPPORTUNITY
THEY COULDN'T PASS UP.###
WE NEED TO PLAN FOR THE
FUTURE, WE NEED TO ACT FOR THE
FUTURE, BUT WE ONLY HAVE TODAY'S
DOLLARS TO DO THAT. THIS IS A
BIG PICTURE, AND IT'S SOMETHING
FOR A LONG
PERIOD OF TIME, BUT IT'S
SOMETHING THAT WE MUST
CONSIDER. [ MFROST ]COUNTY
LEADER
EXPECT TO MAKE A FORMAL OFFER TO
THE FAMILY THAT OWNS T
PROPERTY IN THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.FAMILY MEMBERS SAY
THEY'RE DISAPPOINTED IN THE
APPRAISED VALUE OF THE
PROPERTIES, BUT THEY'RE STILL
INTERESTED IN SELLING TO THE
COUNTY.###
