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Courthouse Receives $25,000 Grant for Stairs
LCRA & PEC Award Community Grant
Representatives from LCRA and PEC present a $25,000 grant to the Old Blanco County Courthouse Preservation Society for repairs to stairways in the historic Old Blanco County Courthouse. Pictured, front row from left: Dennis Hinson, PEC representative; George Russell, LCRA Board member; Tom Martine, LCRA Board member; Jim Harris, OBCCPS president; and Joleen Bourland, OBCCPS board member. Second row from left: Rick Arnic, LCRA Governmental Affairs representative; Trista Fugate, PEC representative; Mary Harris, OBCCPS board member; Lesley Griffin, Old Blanco County Courthouse manager; and Margie Dyer, OBCCPS board member.
Photo by Cathy Hut
A $25,000 community development grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority and Pedernales Electric Cooperative will help restore two interior staircases at the historic Old Blanco County Courthouse. The original staircases are more than 130 years old, have unstable handrails and are not at the height required by modern codes. The west stairs have been closed for nearly two years due to safety concerns.
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