New security feature at courthouse
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HURON – Security has been enhanced at the Beadle County Clerk of Courts office with a bullet-resistant barrier separating the staff and the public.
The $32,296 project, recently completed by Picek Construction of Huron, was financed equally by state grant funds and the county.
In 2017, legislators approved a one-time appropriation of $250,000 to address courthouse security needs throughout South Dakota. Counties were eligible for up to a 50 percent match. Funds could be used for projects ranging from panic alarm systems to metal detectors and bullet-proofing.
Work in the Beadle County office included construction of an additional wall that includes a service counter topped with protective glass, a pass-through for the exchange of paperwork and payments, a security door for employee access to the inner office and space for storage and file cabinets under the counter.