Wind farm could pay for courthouse fixes

Using expected revenues from property taxes at the Palouse Wind project, Whitman County commissioners hope to make needed improvements to county buildings and balance the 2012 budget.

Commissioners discussed options during a workshop session Monday afternoon.

On the list of improvements is a $572,000 chiller on the jail, new roofs on the courthouse and public service building, a renovation to make the courthouse compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act and $203,000 worth of information technology infrastructure.

“We need long-term fixes here. We want 20 years to pay for it, but we wa...