HomeMy WebLinkAboutB HillApril 12, 2012
Justice Brad Hill, Chair
Court Facilities Working Group
c/o Court of Appeal, Fifth District
2424 Ventura Street
Fresno, CA 93721
RE: Trial Court Facilities Construction
Dear Justice Hill:
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BILL CONNELLY
Firsk District
LARRY WAHL
SECOnd D15triCt
MAUREEN KIRK, Vice Chair
Third District
STEVE tAMBERT, Chair
Fourth District
KIM K. YAMAGUCHI
Fifth District
The County of Butte has worked cooperatively with the Butte County Superior Court in the development of the New
North Butte County Courthouse. The County Board of Supervisors supports this critically-needed project, as does the
community at large. The Butte County Superior Court is currently unable to fully serve our mutual constituents in the
existing facilities. The planned facilities will allow the Court to operate more efficiently, thereby helping manage the
higher work load caused by increasing complexities in the law and changes such as the Public Safety Realignment of
2011.
In addition to improving Court operations, the project is needed by the community. In the short term, jobs will be
created to the benefit of the community. In the long term, this project provides a location around which other public
and private services can be centered, giving us the ability to provide more efficient services to our constituents.
It has come to our attention that consideration is being given to redirect funds from this project, along with similar
projects throughout the state, in order to fund .Court operations. We strongly oppose such a shift. We believe it is
extremely short-sighted to exchange years of state-wide community and constituent benefit for Iimited gain in one
county.
Sincerely,
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Steve Lambert, air
Butte County Baar f Supervisors /
C: Members, Board of Supervisors; ~~ Stephen Benson, Presiding Judge, Paul Hahn, County Chief
Administrative Officer, Kimberly~Flener, Court Executive Officer
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