County facilities and highway staff told the Board of Commissioners that aging gutters, broken downspout piping and poor grading are causing water to pond near a north entrance and allow water to seep into the building. Staff said new gutters with guards, relocating downspouts and running underground drains into wooded areas would address the problem and reduce ponding.

A facilities staff member described the problem: “They put the downspouts. But regardless, we need to move them and then the existing once the water comes down and down spouts to get it out sort of away from the building, the pipes, they're all broken and and and they're apart. Long story short, it gets a lot of puddling near the door on the north side, the entrance door. And that's where some water's coming in.”

During discussion the board cited an estimate for repairs and related budget-account balances. A cost figure mentioned in the meeting for guttering and related work was about $146,000 (references to account balances and available funds occurred while the board discussed using existing trust/account funds to pay for the work). Staff indicated the county would review accounts and suggested using designated funds for the capital repair rather than waiting for a separate appropriation.