MT. VERNON – The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a grant from the Illinois Supreme Court Commission on Access to Justice for $40,371.86 for courthouse disability improvements.
The grant funds are in two parts: the removal of the south public entrance exterior lift and replacing it with an aluminum wheelchair ramp that will connect the public entrance to the west or 10th Street side courthouse handicap parking spaces.
The sheriff’s office will soon be posting the bidding specs in the local newspaper.
The project will take place this year, as the funds must be used between Jan. 9 and Dec. 31.
