The stone courthouse in downtown Irvine is attractive but space is limited in several offices including the Circuit Clerk and County Clerk's offices. In the Septemeber 8 edition of the Lexington Herald Leader, we read about new court houses/justice centers being built all across Kentucky. It is obvious that Estill isn't included in that list. We have seen the court house become more attractive inside and out in recent years. But space is limited.
The County Clerk's office is especially crowded. You try to open the door and hit somone in the back. If the clerks would move to the front of the room (part of the room closest to River Drive) so the customers could line up toward the archive section of the room, the room would be easier to enter and exit. How about moving the office to the little courtroom? Or expanding the room by moving the archive section elsewhere?
Elevators have removed some space from the building. How about putting stone around the jail and locating the jail adjacent to the CV and T building? Then the jail could be used for county offices.
I would hate the see the current stone courthouse torn down. This attractive structure was built from Estill County stone by the CCCs in 1941.
I would like to see more space in the courthouse by possibly adding onto the building. Especially the County Clerk's office.
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