Kentucky Court of Justice
Court Facilities Standards Committee to review judicial center projects

Meeting is open to the public
Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, 9 a.m. EST
Administrative Office of the Courts, 100 Millcreek Park, Frankfort

Who: The Court Facilities Standards Committee is a 10-member body comprised of representatives from the Kentucky Executive, Judicial and Legislative branches of government and a county official appointed by the governor. The committee reviews design plans, cost estimates and financing proposals for new court facilities statewide. Kentucky state Rep. Gross Clay Lindsay chairs the 10-member committee. Chief Justice of Kentucky Joseph E. Lambert, AOC Director Melinda Wheeler and Kentucky Court of Appeals Chief Judge Sara Combs will also be in attendance.

The Court Facilities Standards Committee operates under the auspices of the Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) in Frankfort, which is the operational arm of the Kentucky Court of Justice. The AOC Court Facilities Department oversees court facility construction, renovation and maintenance throughout the Commonwealth.
What: The committee will be discussing new judicial center projects for Green, Jackson, Laurel and Pendleton counties, which are four of the 18 judicial center projects approved by the 2005 General Assembly and funded by the 2006 General Assembly:

Green County, new judicial center, 31,400 square feet, $9,819,000
Jackson County, new judicial center, 34,500 square feet, $11,034,000
Laurel County, new judicial center, 86,100 square feet, $23,709,000
Pendleton County, new judicial center, 30,700 square feet, $10,238,100

When: Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, 9 a.m. EST

Where: Administrative Office of the Courts Conference Room, 100 Millcreeek Park, Frankfort.

Contact: Leigh Anne Hiatt, APR, public information officer

Administrative Office of the Courts, 502-573-2350, cell 502-545-2839, lhiatt@kycourts.net