"The building is in such tough shape that it's not worth the money in trying to make it safe to have prisoners there and bring them in... our courthouse isn't secure enough to have the trials and arraignments. They can't make it secure enough. It's too much hassle, too much trouble." In June 2017, no action was taken on the funding request, leaving the White Pine County Commission to choose between remodeling the courthouse or the city's jail. In September 2017, the USDA Rural Development government agency approved a $9 million loan to the county to help finance a new justice center, including a courthouse. The facility was projected to cost $17.7 million, and was scheduled to begin construction in 2018. The original courthouse was planned to be converted into county administrative offices after the new courthouse facility was completed. In April 2019, the county sought $10 million from the state to help finance construction of the new justice facility, with completion expected between December 2019 and September 2021. The state approved $5 million for the new, two-floor facility in June 2019, and a groundbreaking ceremony was held for it on September 24, 2019. References External links White Pine County Courthouse, Online Nevada Encyclopedia at the National Park Service's NRHP database County courthouses in Nevada Ely, Nevada Buildings and structures in White Pine County, Nevada Government buildings completed in 1908 Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada History of White Pine County, Nevada 1908 establishments in Nevada Italianate architecture in Nevada National Register of Historic Places in White Pine County, Nevada