Meigs Courthouse Renovations Nearing Completion

Flooring being replaced in the Commissioners office. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner.

POMEROY, Ohio – Meigs County Courthouse sees renovations near completion.

According to Meigs County Commissioner Tim Ihle, renovations have been ongoing for the past three years are now nearing the final stages. Ihle said there has been work inside and outside the courthouse including new flooring, paint outside and inside, and bathroom renovations. It’s also rumoured that some security screen windows have been installed as part of the renovation, to help protect everyone inside the courthouse. Other safety measures include door locks and fingerprint entry. The old courthouse was very outdated, and Commissioners felt that new safety features should be installed when completing this renovation. Renovations have been across multiple offices including work that should be completed this week on the Meigs Commissioners Office.

Ihle said the three year process has included funding from various offices in the courthouse and the Meigs County Commissioners Office with renovations totaling around $150,000. For example, the Meigs County Court of Common Pleas replaced some of the chairs including padding for jurors. New blinds and windows were installed in the courtroom as well as other updates like adding mural wallpaper to some of the walls to break up the painted walls. New seating replaced the old benches in the hallway outside the courtrooms as well. Extensive work was completed on the third-floor restroom as well, supplied with things like industrial toilet paper and sanitizations.

Meigs County Commissioners during a meeting. The three commissioners have been sharing one large meeting table as a desk. Part of the renovations will include each having their own desk. The walls will get fresh paint as well. Photo by Carrie Gloeckner.

Renovations also included the office of the commissioners. The old carpet was being replaced this week, and was disposed of correctly via a skip (similar to those available through a skip hire sydney company, or others seen around the world). Old wallpaper was being removed and fresh paint added. The large meeting table that had come from Veteran’s Memorial Hospital which the commissioners have been using as one large desk will be removed and replaced with three individual desks. Ihle said the desks will be smaller and allow for more room in the office. Ihle noted that often when there are visitors it is difficult for them to accommodate everyone.

“It looks good,” Ihle said of the way things are looking in the courthouse. He said there was other work needing to be completed in other offices, but the work was winding down. The renovations have been in the works for the past three years, however, such renovations may not be possible with the loss of the MCO sales tax revenue the county will be experiencing. The loss has already begun with the a decrease in funding being seen in the past few weeks. The Ohio legislature did pass measures to release funds to counties impacted by the loss of revenue for next couple of years.

The current Meigs County Courthouse was built in 1848.