Citizens Invited To Public Meetings On New Wake County Justice Center Plans

2/18/2008

Wake County officials invite citizens to attend one of four public meetings in February on the new Wake County Justice Center design. The informational meetings are being held to give interested residents an opportunity to view designs, discuss programs and building features, and provide feedback with County officials and the design team.

The new Justice Center will increase needed judicial capacity with new criminal courtrooms, Clerk of Court offices, and Public Defender and District Attorney offices. The new Center will also provide expanded space for County public records, including the Register of Deeds, Revenue, and GIS mapping departments, as well as the County Commissioners meeting room and County administration offices.

The construction process for the Justice Center at the intersections of McDowell, Martin and Salisbury streets in downtown Raleigh is slated to begin in 2009, and the Center is expected to be ready for occupancy in 2013.

"We invite the public to come see the proposed design and discuss how this state-of-the-art Justice Center will serve our community for the next 30 to 50 years," said Phil Stout, director of Wake County Facilities Design & Construction department. "With rapid growth expected to continue in Wake County, we are planning a facility that will meet the long-term judicial, public records and county administration needs of our citizens."

The public meetings will be held from 5 to 7 p.m.

The next scheduled dates and locations are:

February 18, 2008
Knightdale Town Hall
950 Steeple Square Court
Knightdale, NC 27545

February 19, 2008
Wake County West Regional Library
4000 Louis Stephens Road
Cary, NC 27519

Previous sessions were held:

February 11, 2008
Wake County Public Safety Center
330 S. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

February 12, 2008
Northern Regional Center (NRC)
350 Holding Avenue
Wake Forest, NC 27587


The Justice Center, with an estimated cost of $214 million, is one of five justice facilities outlined in the long-term Justice Facilities Master Plan. Other facilities in the plan include: the new 990-space Davie Street parking deck, renovations to the 40-year-old existing Wake County Courthouse, Phase II expansion of the Hammond Road Detention Center, and a new Law Enforcement Training Center in partnership with the City of Raleigh.

For more information about Wake County's Justice Center, please visit www.wakegov.com/projects/justicecenter.

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