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Courthouse secure (inmate) elevator replacement
A roughly 50-to-60-year-old secure elevator at the Vigo County Courthouse — the only way to move inmates between the jail and the courtroom without using the public elevator — needs a full rebuild estimated at $500,000 and 43-49 weeks.
Where this stands
Status: Tabledsince Sep 1 · Vigo County Council (Sunshine)
The $500,000 request to rebuild the courthouse's only secure inmate elevator is off the county council's agenda for a second month, pulled on Sep 1, 2026 at the commissioners' request while they wait on another repair estimate. No funding decision has been made and no return date is set.
- The number
- $500,000 · Estimated repair cost
3 appearances · Aug 4 – Sep 1 · 2 decisions
Decisions
Sep 1Pulled
Courthouse's secure elevator funding is pulled from the agenda for a second month 2:55:50
Removed from the agenda for a second time at the commissioners' request; no funding decision made
Vigo County Council (Sunshine)
Aug 4Pulled
Courthouse's only secure inmate elevator failed inspection; $500,000 fix request pulled for more bids 0:39:33
Withdrawn from next week's agenda at the commissioners' request, to gather more repair estimates
Vigo County Council (Sunshine)
The full record (3)
Sep 1, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)1 item
- Sep 1Most recent step: Pulled
Courthouse's secure elevator funding is pulled from the agenda for a second month 2:55:50
Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Council (Sunshine)1 item
Aug 4, 2026— Vigo County Commissioners1 item
- Aug 4IntroducedUnverified item. Flagged
Commissioners confirm they'll ask the county council tonight to fund a full rebuild of the jail's secure elevator 0:18:17
Every step links to its recording.
Across the archive
Named in 3 highlights across 3 meetings. All of them are on the record above.