The crux of the problem is that someone authorized moving from the old to the new courthouse before the certificate was issued. Council President Joost says that now is not the time to affix blame. On the contrary, Mr. President, now is the best time before the litigation begins, memories conveniently fail, and documents disappear. So many people think Turner Construction is on the hook for the cost of moving back to the old courthouse, furniture rental, and inconvenience. I can easily imagine TC denying liability because everyone knows you can't move into a building until the COO is issued. Therefore, the City bears the risk of losses by choosing not to wait for the COO and to move in without one. So, who made the bone-headed decision?

Where were the state and city inspectors during the construction of the court house? Is there not a policy, in place, that routine inspections be made before, during and finish of such an enormous undertaking as our new court house? All I see are, city government elected officials, sitting on their butts, oblivious of possible issues, problems, cutting of corners and act TOTALLY shocked and amazed when the end result doesn't meet specifications. Now they will, probably, keep the taxpayers in the dark until they are ready to announce that we, the tax payers, are expected to pick up the bill for this TOTAL DISASTER! As 2 registered voters and tax payers, my husband and I will do whatever we have to, to refuse to pick up the bills for this very large dinosaur our city government has created?