Last minute redesign necessary for courthouse renovation grant app

By Anton Riecher
The discovery in February of 1939 federal Works Progress Administration drawings of the Medina County Courthouse forced a rapid redesign of plans to renovate the historic building to meet a March grant application deadline, a spokesperson for the general contractor reported to county commissioners Monday.
Walter Wills, a project director for McKinstry Construction, licensed general contractor for the renovation, said the redesign was accomplished within a narrow two and a half week window for the Texas Historical Commission grant application.
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