Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors Work Session - 10-15-2026

The Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors held a work session on October 15, 2026, with Envision Architecture and Modus Engineering to review preliminary layouts for a courthouse renovation involving the Board of Supervisors, Finance, Recorder, and IT areas. Participants compared design options and discussed office layouts, public access and security, natural light, storage, accessibility, restrooms, sound control, passport services, and preservation of records. The design team will refine options based on feedback, conduct additional site investigations, and return for further review; the group favored continued development of the third Board-side option and discussed preferences for the IT/Recorder-side layouts, without making a final design decision or taking a vote.

The project is targeting a plan decision by year-end and bid documents for release to contractors in January. Participants cited a hard project cap of $1.5 million and noted that additional construction phases or temporary relocation space could increase cost and duration; trailer space was raised as a possible but potentially expensive option, while courthouse locations were also discussed. No contract award, bid approval, vendor selection, or spending authorization was made at the session. The design and phasing decisions will shape the eventual construction scope and procurement, including whether work can be combined into fewer phases.