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I Colfax County original plan 2000, 2001, 2003.

II Alternate Six Million Dollar Ideas – Chaves County.

III Colfax Commission 2005 plan - $2.6 million Plus Purchase $$ Bank of America building cquisition plan, downtown Raton.

IV Alternate $2 million plan – Torrance County.

V $ Million dollar alternatives Pojoaque Judicial Complex - $1,143,495 Eastern New Mexico University building cited in 2003 - $1,250,000.

VI Lease-Build-Renovation options Raton Municipal Building Armex Building Colfax County Jail VII Making due with existing conditions.

VII Making due with existing conditions

VIII Funding – County plan for Acquisition, Renovation or Building? New tax? Old tax? Bonds? Grants? Other?

IV Summary.

II.  Alternate Six Million Dollar Ideas – Chaves County

The following is the County Administrative Building project that Chaves County began building in 2000, the same time Kathy Trujillo was trying to push for a six million dollar renovation to our courthouse. Compare the value – Chaves clearly spent its money wisely and got a terrific bargain. The Colfax County courthouse plan was roughly the same cost, at the same time, and was clearly not in the same league with this project. This comparison was KNOWN during all three tax elections and yet Colfax County administration never asked for details or alternative ideas.

Colfax County voters not only defeated the proposed Courthouse Renovation Tax on three separate elections, many were aware that there were better options. Unfortunately, the Colfax Commission of those three elections has/had always assumed the voters were only against the tax, and never seemed aware that voters were also against the Nims, Calvani plan. If a plan such as Chaves County’s were offered to voters here, I believe they would have passed the tax, as they would have seen the obvious advantage.

Chaves County Administrative Center     Total Cost $6,908,061     70,539 square feet

Architects - Design Collaborative Southwest Architects (DCSW) of Albuquerque 

                                    All exterior windows are double-panel, insulated glass, tinted green

Administrative Center Offices

*** Colfax County already has a separate jail, so if a structure like this was built the 15,613 square feet used by the Sheriff for the jail area plus the 9,681 square feet used for the District Court could be combined to form a substantial Court Area for our Courts.

*** Colfax County Commissioners are currently looking at another plan, which will be discussed below, to house the Courts in 13,785 square feet on 2^nd Street in downtown Raton. The total cost of this plan is still unknown, but the County is proceeding with negotiations to buy the site anyway. Rent/lease for the site for 20 years is $2.6 million plus whatever  the purchase price is.

The dome frame is made of steel and is covered with metal roofing, inside of the dome is lined with reinforced gypsum.

        Chaves County Administration Center 

Location: Chaves County                                          Total Cost: $6,908,061    

Date of Completion: 2002

Size: 70,500 s.f.

Features: Sheriff’s Department, Offices for the County Manager, Clerk, Assessor, Treasurer, and Planning/Zoning Dept.

The Chaves County Administrative Center was designed to bring together all of the administrative components of Chaves County government, including specialized, secure spaces for the Sheriff’s Department. The building features state of the art computer teleconferencing, and security access control systems.

The focal point of the structure is a Grand Rotunda lobby, with the County Commission chambers centered on the axis of the main entry through the rotunda.

Chaves County Commission Meeting Chambers

Total Cost = $6,908,061.00    70,539 square foot one story building, which sits on 10.267 acres