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if that proves to be the most cost effective alternative for meeting the space needs of the non- court downtown departments and agencies and if the purchase can be financed through certificates of participation. If a bond measure is needed to finance this purchase, it should not be submitted to the voters until after the funding for the projects described in paragraphs 1 through 6 has been secured. Similarly, if the purchase of the Equitable Building proves not to be the most cost effective alternative for meeting the space needs of the downtown facilities, the submission to the voters of any bond measure to construct a new downtown Public Service building should not take place until financing has been secured for the development of the public safety and health facilities and the remodeling of the courthouse to serve the needs of the courts. 9. The county should proceed within the next two to three years to execute Phase I of the courthouse remodel, responding to the securities concerns and the need for adequate jury assembly space. It may be appropriate to build the costs of Phase I into the county's public safety and health bond measure referred to above. Subsequent phases of the courts project, involving the creation of additional courts and related spaces, should be undertaken on an incremental basis as the need arises. 10. The new dog control office is small enough in size and cost that the county may be able to add this project on to one of the other elements of the master plan implementation without major difficulty. Implementation of the recommendation on dog control may also need to await resolution of issues concerning operational direction and funding. However, if Marion County is to continue its dog control activity, it will be able to do so with maximum efficiency only when it is moved to a new, adequate permanent home in close proximity to the new Humane Society facility.