State discusses possible timeline for new Springfield courthouse
Western Mass News
[{'start': '0.080', 'end': '5.759', 'text': 'before station of the year merit award'}, {'start': '2.159', 'end': '7.680', 'text': 'winner. This is Western Mass News. We'}, {'start': '5.759', 'end': '9.200', 'text': 'begin this evening with new details on a'}, {'start': '7.680', 'end': '11.200', 'text': "story that we've been covering for a"}, {'start': '9.200', 'end': '12.880', 'text': 'while, including just last night.'}, {'start': '11.200', 'end': '14.880', 'text': 'Springfield is eyeing a brand new'}, {'start': '12.880', 'end': '17.199', 'text': 'courthouse to replace the current Rodrik'}, {'start': '14.880', 'end': '19.119', 'text': 'Ireland building on State Street. Thanks'}, {'start': '17.199', 'end': '21.279', 'text': 'everyone for joining us for Western Mass'}, {'start': '19.119', 'end': '23.600', 'text': "News at 6 on this Thursday. I'm Chris"}, {'start': '21.279', 'end': '25.199', 'text': "Pisano and I'm Amanda Martin Ryan. The"}, {'start': '23.600', 'end': '27.119', 'text': 'new information coming out of the'}, {'start': '25.199', 'end': '28.960', 'text': 'meeting that took place at city hall'}, {'start': '27.119', 'end': '30.880', 'text': 'yesterday evening. Western Mass News'}, {'start': '28.960', 'end': '33.280', 'text': 'reporter Matt Price is live in downtown'}, {'start': '30.880', 'end': '35.680', 'text': 'Springfield for us. Matt, what came out'}, {'start': '33.280', 'end': '35.680', 'text': 'of that'}, {'start': '36.040', 'end': '41.760', 'text': 'meeting? Well, Amanda and Chris, we now'}, {'start': '38.640', 'end': '44.559', 'text': 'have an idea of an anticipated timeline'}, {'start': '41.760', 'end': '46.480', 'text': 'regarding this next phase of the'}, {'start': '44.559', 'end': '48.160', 'text': 'building of a brand new courthouse here'}, {'start': '46.480', 'end': '50.320', 'text': 'in the city of First. And this is'}, {'start': '48.160', 'end': '53.120', 'text': 'important as there have been complaints'}, {'start': '50.320', 'end': '56.079', 'text': 'about mold and health issues within the'}, {'start': '53.120', 'end': '58.160', 'text': 'current facility. Uh the vote that was'}, {'start': '56.079', 'end': '60.160', 'text': 'taken by the asset management board'}, {'start': '58.160', 'end': '63.039', 'text': 'which is the only formal action that has'}, {'start': '60.160', 'end': '65.680', 'text': 'taken place to date on this merely'}, {'start': '63.039', 'end': '69.840', 'text': 'authorizes the process which will be'}, {'start': '65.680', 'end': '72.000', 'text': 'used to both um receive proposals'}, {'start': '69.840', 'end': '73.760', 'text': 'evaluate those proposals. The Division'}, {'start': '72.000', 'end': '76.000', 'text': 'of Capital Asset Management and'}, {'start': '73.760', 'end': '77.920', 'text': 'Maintenance Commissioner Adam Baky and'}, {'start': '76.000', 'end': '79.200', 'text': 'others from the agency answering'}, {'start': '77.920', 'end': '80.880', 'text': 'questions from Springfield City'}, {'start': '79.200', 'end': '82.880', 'text': 'Councilors and members of the public'}, {'start': '80.880', 'end': '85.119', 'text': 'Wednesday evening at Springfield City'}, {'start': '82.880', 'end': '87.360', 'text': 'Hall in regards to a new courthouse'}, {'start': '85.119', 'end': '89.439', 'text': 'coming to the city. This project meant'}, {'start': '87.360', 'end': '92.000', 'text': 'to replace the current facility on State'}, {'start': '89.439', 'end': '94.000', 'text': 'Street in the downtown area. DAM'}, {'start': '92.000', 'end': '95.920', 'text': 'revealing an anticipated timeline for'}, {'start': '94.000', 'end': '97.439', 'text': 'the next steps of the project. The hope'}, {'start': '95.920', 'end': '99.200', 'text': 'is to have the proposal submission'}, {'start': '97.439', 'end': '101.200', 'text': 'deadline during the third quarter of'}, {'start': '99.200', 'end': '103.280', 'text': 'this year. have a proposal selected'}, {'start': '101.200', 'end': '105.360', 'text': 'during the first quarter of next year'}, {'start': '103.280', 'end': '107.680', 'text': 'and then execute the lease by the'}, {'start': '105.360', 'end': '109.520', 'text': 'following quarter. Baky explaining how'}, {'start': '107.680', 'end': '111.200', 'text': 'long it could take to complete the'}, {'start': '109.520', 'end': '113.439', 'text': "project. It's going to be a little"}, {'start': '111.200', 'end': '115.119', 'text': "longer than two years. It's going to be"}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '118.000', 'text': 'faster than it would have been for us to'}, {'start': '115.119', 'end': '119.600', 'text': 'build it ourselves by several years, but'}, {'start': '118.000', 'end': '121.840', 'text': 'it is likely to be a few more than two'}, {'start': '119.600', 'end': '123.759', 'text': "years before. I think that's probably a"}, {'start': '121.840', 'end': '125.920', 'text': "closer a closer target, but I don't"}, {'start': '123.759', 'end': '128.239', 'text': 'think we know exactly until we get the'}, {'start': '125.920', 'end': '130.000', 'text': 'proposals from the developer exactly how'}, {'start': '128.239', 'end': '131.760', 'text': 'long will take for them to build it. The'}, {'start': '130.000', 'end': '133.599', 'text': 'new courthouse will be built under a'}, {'start': '131.760', 'end': '135.360', 'text': 'private construction contract and the'}, {'start': '133.599', 'end': '137.040', 'text': 'finished building would be leased by the'}, {'start': '135.360', 'end': '139.280', 'text': 'Commonwealth. We spoke with Mayor'}, {'start': '137.040', 'end': '141.520', 'text': 'Dominic Sarno, who has been vocal about'}, {'start': '139.280', 'end': '143.040', 'text': "this project. He tells us it's better"}, {'start': '141.520', 'end': '144.239', 'text': 'than waiting a decade for the'}, {'start': '143.040', 'end': '147.040', 'text': 'Commonwealth to build the new'}, {'start': '144.239', 'end': '149.920', 'text': 'courthouse. And we wanted it built as'}, {'start': '147.040', 'end': '154.080', 'text': "quickly as possible. And that's why the"}, {'start': '149.920', 'end': '156.160', 'text': 'DAM relooked at said boy we need to look'}, {'start': '154.080', 'end': '157.680', 'text': 'at a public private partnership which'}, {'start': '156.160', 'end': '160.239', 'text': "they've done with other buildings across"}, {'start': '157.680', 'end': '162.720', 'text': 'the Commonwealth and because that can'}, {'start': '160.239', 'end': '164.800', 'text': 'get it built within 3 to four years. In'}, {'start': '162.720', 'end': '167.040', 'text': 'the past, including this week, Western'}, {'start': '164.800', 'end': '169.120', 'text': 'Mass News has spoken to employees in the'}, {'start': '167.040', 'end': '170.879', 'text': 'current courthouse who are anxious to'}, {'start': '169.120', 'end': '173.519', 'text': 'get a new building, having complained'}, {'start': '170.879', 'end': '175.920', 'text': 'about mold and health issues for years.'}, {'start': '173.519', 'end': '178.480', 'text': 'City Councelor at large Tracy Whitfield'}, {'start': '175.920', 'end': '180.000', 'text': "asking about that on Wednesday. I don't"}, {'start': '178.480', 'end': '182.480', 'text': "understand why it hasn't been a"}, {'start': '180.000', 'end': '184.480', 'text': 'consideration sooner. My sister works'}, {'start': '182.480', 'end': '186.200', 'text': 'there and she was always saying'}, {'start': '184.480', 'end': '188.480', 'text': "something's wrong. I keep getting"}, {'start': '186.200', 'end': '191.200', 'text': 'allergies. Face blows up. She has to'}, {'start': '188.480', 'end': '193.519', 'text': 'stay home, take sick leave and people'}, {'start': '191.200', 'end': '195.599', 'text': 'have died. Sarno telling us his'}, {'start': '193.519', 'end': '197.360', 'text': 'experience inside that building and that'}, {'start': '195.599', 'end': '199.840', 'text': "it's important to get those employees"}, {'start': '197.360', 'end': '202.640', 'text': 'moved once and once only. there was a'}, {'start': '199.840', 'end': '205.360', 'text': 'lot of dead air in in in that building'}, {'start': '202.640', 'end': '207.360', 'text': 'uh area and we need to be cognizant of'}, {'start': '205.360', 'end': '210.480', 'text': 'the health challenges that that but the'}, {'start': '207.360', 'end': '212.239', 'text': 'the state is still committed to keep uh'}, {'start': '210.480', 'end': '213.360', 'text': 'monitoring and doing improvements at the'}, {'start': '212.239', 'end': '215.840', 'text': "current site because they're still going"}, {'start': '213.360', 'end': '215.840', 'text': 'to have to do'}, {'start': '217.400', 'end': '223.920', 'text': "that. According to DAM's timeline, the"}, {'start': '221.200', 'end': '226.000', 'text': 'expectation is to have a request for a'}, {'start': '223.920', 'end': '228.480', 'text': 'proposal in the second quarter of this'}, {'start': '226.000', 'end': '231.040', 'text': 'year and then have a biders conference'}, {'start': '228.480', 'end': '233.280', 'text': "in the next quarter. After that, there's"}, {'start': '231.040', 'end': '236.080', 'text': 'still work to be done to determine a'}, {'start': '233.280', 'end': '238.319', 'text': 'location for this new courthouse. So'}, {'start': '236.080', 'end': '239.760', 'text': 'stick with us both on air and online as'}, {'start': '238.319', 'end': '241.280', 'text': 'we continue to follow the latest. For'}, {'start': '239.760', 'end': '243.280', 'text': 'now, reporting live from just outside'}, {'start': '241.280', 'end': '244.879', 'text': 'the Rodri Ireland Courthouse here in'}, {'start': '243.280', 'end': '247.760', 'text': 'downtown Springfield, Matt Price,'}, {'start': '244.879', 'end': '250.560', 'text': 'Western Mass News. Matt, thank you for'}, {'start': '247.760', 'end': '250.560', 'text': 'that live report.'}]