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B <br />Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />Traneerlpt 2 <br />t <br />i NR. LEYINE: Okay. This is Ooinp to happen now. I <br />2 think we're going to avert the raotinq tonight. I'tl ltko to <br />3 wolcoaq everyone to the public cavoent meeting for the now <br />4 fadernl courthouse end office Dulldinq. Ny name io Michael <br />S Lovino, I'n Mith General 8orvicoe Adminletration. <br />6 To ny left -- I henOlo Lho onvironaental <br />7 proprMq. To my left to John Bland, who io the project daneger <br />8 for the courthouse. To ny right to John Meorshceidt, ho'a with <br />9 Nsrrorn Envtronnantal. ~ Thet's the firm that is dotnp tM <br />10 onvlrprlAental lawact stnwment. Also from Horrara 1• Suo <br />11 Nsyor, over there by the door, with Norrern. <br />12 8efora we alert. I just went to introtluco a <br />13 wannn nr»atl Loo Lopoi. 8ho apeaka es a Bpaniah translator <br />14 bore, tf enyorw has a need to bo intorDretotl into 9pantah, wo <br />1S havs that. You want to stand up? <br />10 N8. LOPEZ: (Introduced herself to SDenieh.l <br />t7 NR. LEYINE: Just Lo 01v you a brief ovorvtew of the <br />I8 Droject: in 1992, the courts conducted s study of existing <br />19 lon0-torn epnce needs of the court. The study dotertinlned that <br />20 thsro will Do en ndditional Hood of spew during CFw nazi 30 <br />21 yenro due Lo Lha continual growth of the court. <br />22 That growth is based on tM tlrua-related cases <br />23 along the I-S corridor and the general Dopulation increase in <br />24 the Peoiflc NorthweaL. <br />2i1 G8A also conducted en tndopondont study Lhnt <br />Transerlpt 2 <br />2 <br />1 verified these aDaca roquiromonts. The existing courthouse is <br />2 108,000 ecuare feet end conteine Lwo courtrooms. The building <br />3 io filled to capacltY and is unable LO be addit{onnlty <br />4 structually rwtllf iod. The building is conaiderod one of Lho <br />6 mast security deficient ccurthousea in the netlon. <br />8 The aroaa of deficiency is that the building <br />7 lackc a secure prfconor holding facility, no vehtclo sally <br />8 port, lnck of secure prisalor holding colts And the lack of <br />9 secure prisoner corridors. <br />f0 the purpose of the new courtnOUSO would be <br />ti consolidate exlatin0 judicial functions, accomaodata the <br />12 present arltl future needs of the fodornl courts and court- <br />13 relnted agoncfea an0 Lo improve security and safety of the <br />14 courthouse up to Lho currant etantlertle and replace closely <br />15 leased spaces that have occurred in Lho Eugono/Springfield <br />16 nrea. <br />1T The new courthouse would achieve that goat. And <br />18 the courthcu6o would be 268.000 souaro feet and will contain <br />19 efx courtrooms and rood for ndditional court-related services. <br />20 Tho building will also have 80 aecurad parking spaces. <br />21 In 1998. GSA started the anvironnentnl process <br />22 under the National Environmental Policy Act. Ehvtronmontat <br />23 Rules and Requletiona with the first envfronmerltal assessment <br />24 study that was done back 1n 1998. <br />25 wa stud/od throe sites that were nil located in <br />Final EIS 232 New Federal Courthouse <br />