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"The courts alone will exceed the capacity of the Courthouse by 1,797 NSF, <br />displacing all other occupants." <br />Also, in the Findings of the "Final Report of the Facilities Steering Committee of <br />Marion County, Oregon" is the statement: <br />"The net square footage available in the existing courthouse...is 74,000 square <br />feet. The W.E. Group projects that the courts will need approximately 76,000 <br />square feet by 2003 and approximately 85,000 square feet by 2013." <br />While the need has been documented, obviously the Courthouse itself is a serious <br />limitation--it is only so big. The clear message is that the Courts will, out of necessity, crowd the <br />County offices out of this building. Technology can be used to "hold the line" for Courts at the <br />Annex and Juvenile facilities, at least for the foreseeable future, but the need for space in the <br />Courthouse will only continue, and time is of the essence. <br />Let me close by emphasizing that we are not seeking anything elaborate or fancy <br />for our court staff or our judges. We simply need the statutorily required "suitable and <br />sufficienY' space to catch up and keep up with the growing needs of Marion County litigants for <br />resolution of their legal business. - <br />JI-~Vl:tih <br />cc: Paul J. Lipscomb, Presiding Judge <br />3 <br />