(Originally published December 7, 2023) Like much of the infrastructure of Custer County, the brick-clad County Courthouse is on the 100-year replacement plan, and the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) is using a state grant to create a new courthouse plan. This is the second time that the BOCC has looked to try to build what they call a new “Justice Center” that would house a court, rooms for judges and lawyers, plus house law enforcement offices, including a space for the District Attorney. In 2021, voters rejected a $31.5 million plan to build a court plus a new jail, all located in a single building. With the Custer County jail closed and prisoners being held in Fremont County, the BOCC wants to pursue a…
