Kentucky Court of Justice
Court Facilities Standards Committee to review judicial center projects planned for Adair, Grant and Livingston counties

Meeting is open to the public
Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, 9 a.m. EDT

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 Adair, Grant, Grayson and Livingston counties, which are four of the 18 judicial center projects approved by the 2005 General Assembly and funded by the 2006 General Assembly:

Adair County, new judicial center, 32,600 square feet, $10,468,000
Grant County, new judicial center, 45,400 square feet, $14,523,000
Grayson County, new judicial center, 35,000 square feet, $11,507,000
Livingston County, new judicial center, 21,900 square feet, $7,583,000

When: Thursday, Sept. 7, 2006, 9 a.m. EDT

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