Only on 11: Lucas County left with restoration costs for Family Court damage

LUCAS COUNTY, OH (Toledo News Now) - After major boiler and flooding issues shut down the Domestic Relations Division of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas last month, damage assessments and costs have been finalized. The county is sharing that information exclusively with WTOL.

It caused the court to be closed for three days, which was an inconvenience to the public, we understand. But it could've been worse, said Lucas County Commissioner Pete Gerken. We have some estimates on it, we know what the damage is, we know the restoration costs and we know what the cleanup cost is.

An initial cleanup cost of $60,000 and other restorations will be billed to Lucas County, whose liability on the Family Court building is $100,000.

It's about $250,000 to do the restorations, Gerken said. It sounds like a lot of money, but like homeowners would, we have insurance and we have a risk fund to do that.

An assessment team has concluded that the damage is not structural.

The restoration is basically: We're going to paint, we're going to put wallpaper back in, we're going to put ceiling tiles back in, and furniture. So probably about four to six weeks. It's not heavy restoration, but something you have to do when your house gets wet, Gerken said.

He also said the county is in good shape financially to handle the repairs on the building, which will be 25 years old in May.

It's an important building for us, he said. There's a lot that goes on there every day. We regretted being down the three days, but we're back. That's what we have plans for and our plans worked.

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Only on 11: Lucas County left with restoration costs for Family Court damage