Brazos County commission starts accepting construction proposals to remodel and renovate the administration building

This podcast contains comments from the May 27, 2025 Brazos County commission meeting.Brazos County commissioners give the green light to accept proposals from construction companies interested in what is projected to be a $17 million dollar remodeling and renovation of the administration building.Audience members asked two questions before the unanimous vote during the May 27th meeting.The commission's project director, Trevor Lansdown, says this is taking care of space needs that are different from the new office building being built across Texas Avenue from the courthouse.The project, which has taken one year to design, will add a second floor in the rarely used former church sanctuary.The exterior will be replaced to stop water entering the building, which has led to environmental concerns.County judge Duane Peters and the commission's general counsel, Bruce Erratt, responded to a question of why no citizens were on the committee that will recommend a construction company. Peters said those who are on the review committee are affected by the project. Erratt says citizens are added from time to time.