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Friday, March 10, 2006
Ind. Courts - Terre Haute could get to keep U.S. District Court office
"Terre Haute could get to keep U.S. District Court office" is the headline to this story today by Sue Loughlin in the Terre Haute Tribune-Star. Some quotes:
Terre Haute may yet keep a U.S. District Court office in Terre Haute, if the rental price is right.Once again, the General Services Administration is looking for office space to house federal courts and offices currently located in the federal building at Seventh and Cherry Streets.
GSA wants to lease about 12,500 to 15,440 square feet of space that would house the U.S. District Court, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Probation Office, U.S. Marshal Service and U.S. Attorney.
While the goal is to stay downtown, “We’re looking at the entire city limits” of Terre Haute, said Jutta Mobley, of Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc., a commercial real estate firm working with GSA.
GSA is considering both existing building space and new construction, and the anticipated lease term is for five years. The goal is for the federal courts and offices to be in the new facility by Oct. 31, 2008.
Indiana State University hopes to take possession of the federal building by 2008 to house the College of Business. The federal building is now owned by the U.S. Postal Service.
While there has been some discussion that the U.S. District Court might move to Indianapolis for budget reasons, the goal is to keep it in Terre Haute, said Laura Briggs, clerk of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. * * *
It’s too early to tell if the U.S. District Court will remain in Terre Haute. “We’ll know more in the next two to three months as the next solicitation for offers by GSA wraps up” and potential sites and lease costs become more clear, she said.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 10, 2006 10:00 AM
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