County approves East Multnomah courthouse
Written on May 2, 2010
Multnomah County commissioners have signed off on building a new courthouse that will serve the board’s easternmost residents.
The board approved a $19.6 million structure at Southeast 185th Avenue and Stark Street, in Gresham’s Rockwood neighborhood. The county will sell at least $15 million worth of bonds for the project.
The building will contain three courts. A final design of the project, which will contain either two or three stories, will be presented by the end of the year.
Gresham officials have long griped about the shoddy condition of the current east county court building, at 150 W. Powell Blvd.
The county has explored building a new facility since 2003. The current east county courthouse was built in 1953.
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