http://www.rutlandherald.com/article/20111026/NEWS02/710269939
Published October 26, 2011 in the Rutland Herald
Court to set up ‘filing center’ in Springfield town hall
By Susan Smallheer
Staff writer
SPRINGFIELD — A new “filing center” for the Windsor County court system will open in Springfield in December.
Windsor County Side Judges David Singer and Jack Anderson told the Springfield selectmen Monday that the center would allow residents and lawyers in the southern half of Windsor County an opportunity to file court documents, particularly probate court, without driving to Woodstock or White River Junction.
The new center will be located on the first floor of the Springfield Town Hall, in the former dispatch area of the Springfield Police Department.
Under the statewide court consolidation plan, the North Springfield probate court office was closed and consolidated in Woodstock, Singer said.
Under the plan that is still being worked out with the Vermont court administrator’s office, the Springfield office will take probate filings and other filings destined for other Windsor County courts, the two side judges said.
Singer said the office would not be used to pay fines.
Singer and Anderson said the dispatch room, which has been vacant for almost three years since the Springfield Police Department moved into its new headquarters on Clinton Street, would get a facelift.
The dispatch area, which has a glass window and slide-through portal, is “pretty secure,” Singer said.
One employee would staff the office, which would only be open for a limited schedule that is still being worked out.
“Will the front door be fixed?” asked Selectman Michael Knoras, referring to the notoriously ill-fitting door leading to the former police station.
The answer was a resounding yes, from both Town Manager Robert Forguites and Singer.
The two judges are hoping for a Dec. 1 start-up date for the filing center, and the town will charge $700 a month for the space.
Singer said the court is going to bring extra furniture for the former chief’s office, and that room might be used for small claims hearings or for town business. The court’s lease does not cover the chief’s office, he said.
“We will have it painted up and look nice,” said Singer, noting that he and Anderson might even pitch in with some of the renovations.
“I think it’s a win-win situation,” said Singer, noting the town would get a spruced-up area in the town, and provide a valuable service in downtown Springfield.
Singer said that Springfield lawyers, as well as the state court administrator’s office had been pushing for a local location.
Court to set up ‘filing center’ in Springfield town hall
By Susan Smallheer
Staff writer
SPRINGFIELD — A new “filing center” for the Windsor County court system will open in Springfield in December.
Windsor County Side Judges David Singer and Jack Anderson told the Springfield selectmen Monday that the center would allow residents and lawyers in the southern half of Windsor County an opportunity to file court documents, particularly probate court, without driving to Woodstock or White River Junction.
The new center will be located on the first floor of the Springfield Town Hall, in the former dispatch area of the Springfield Police Department.
Under the statewide court consolidation plan, the North Springfield probate court office was closed and consolidated in Woodstock, Singer said.
Under the plan that is still being worked out with the Vermont court administrator’s office, the Springfield office will take probate filings and other filings destined for other Windsor County courts, the two side judges said.
Singer said the office would not be used to pay fines.
Singer and Anderson said the dispatch room, which has been vacant for almost three years since the Springfield Police Department moved into its new headquarters on Clinton Street, would get a facelift.
The dispatch area, which has a glass window and slide-through portal, is “pretty secure,” Singer said.
One employee would staff the office, which would only be open for a limited schedule that is still being worked out.
“Will the front door be fixed?” asked Selectman Michael Knoras, referring to the notoriously ill-fitting door leading to the former police station.
The answer was a resounding yes, from both Town Manager Robert Forguites and Singer.
The two judges are hoping for a Dec. 1 start-up date for the filing center, and the town will charge $700 a month for the space.
Singer said the court is going to bring extra furniture for the former chief’s office, and that room might be used for small claims hearings or for town business. The court’s lease does not cover the chief’s office, he said.
“We will have it painted up and look nice,” said Singer, noting that he and Anderson might even pitch in with some of the renovations.
“I think it’s a win-win situation,” said Singer, noting the town would get a spruced-up area in the town, and provide a valuable service in downtown Springfield.
Singer said that Springfield lawyers, as well as the state court administrator’s office had been pushing for a local location.
GREAT !!! Now if we could just get some more Bonded sheriffs to SERVE Paper Work
ReplyDeleteWithout driving FROM Woodstock
WE Might start getting somewhere !!!
"climb out of the stone age"... it's 2011