Register and Recorder relocation to Third Street Plaza
Summary
After a 2.5-year lawsuit, the commissioners voted to move the Register and Recorder's office across the street to make room for new sheriff's holding cells in the crowded 1970 courthouse. Title searchers warned about irreplaceable 231-year-old records and two-building inconvenience; the sheriff testified no security incidents have occurred in such offices statewide.
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Last discussed Sep 10, 2026.
Impact analysis
Commissioners called the two-and-a-half-year legal fight's cost to taxpayers 'ridiculous' — both sides' legal bills come from county funds.
Sheriff's deputies, adult probation, and courthouse staff gain safe holding cells and space; title searchers may also benefit from one-stop service with planning.
Title searchers, attorneys, and residents will face two-building trips, and older records face a small risk during the move.
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