From the Ground Up: Greene County Courthouse renovation and addition

Owner: Greene County
General contractor: KCI Construction Co.
Architects: nForm Architecture LLC, project; and frankZdesign LLC, landscape
Engineers: CJW Transportation Consultants LLC, civil; Mettemeyer Engineering LLC, structural; and Imeg Consultants Corp. (Kansas City), mechanical, electrical and plumbing
Size: 11,000-square-foot addition; 60,000-square-foot renovation
Cost: $19.8 million
Funding source: 2017 voter-approved bond
Estimated completion: December 2026
Project description: Work is underway at the Greene County judicial courts building. There, the former sheriff’s office and jail – vacated for a new facility in May 2022 – is being renovated into new court space, and a new 11,000-square-foot building is under construction to connect the existing judicial courts facility to the renovated former jail. The renovated section is designed to feature new courtrooms and administrative offices, project officials say, while the new addition is expected to include a larger security screening area and offices for pretrial services.