Court News
New Plant City Courthouse
October 04 2009
Construction Begins on New Plant City Courthouse
Construction is set to begin soon on the new Plant City Courthouse. The $14.8 million project is scheduled to be completed and in use by the summer of 2011.In announcing the much-needed project, Chief Judge, Manuel Menendez, Jr., confirmed, “The replacement of the old Plant City Courthouse is long overdue. Through the efforts of many community leaders including former House Speaker Johnnie Byrd, former Senate President Tom Lee, the Hillsborough Legislative Delegation, the Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners and the Plant City Mayor and City Council, I am pleased that this magnificent new courthouse will take its rightful place as a beacon for justice in Plant City.”
In addition to four new courtrooms and judicial offices, the 60,000 square foot, two-story facility will house the Clerk, Public Defender, State Attorney, Sheriff and other court related programs and functions of the Court Administrator. The county has contracted with architectural firm HOK which is in the final stages of completed the programming and plans that will form the basis of the bid to hire a construction management firm.
