Will Jackson County government offices move out of downtown Kansas City courthouse?
The downtown Kansas City courthouse has been Jackson County government’s headquarters since it was dedicated 1934. But it might not be home much longer.
After 88 years, the departments that have operations in the art deco building that Harry Truman built when he ran county government could be moving into a new home elsewhere in downtown. The courts and various arms of law enforcement agencies would have the courthouse to themselves after that.
The 16th Circuit Court and Jackson County Prosecutor already occupy most of the courthouse.
County legislators will take up an ordinance in committee next Monday authorizing the $9 million purchase of an undisclosed building elsewhere downtown. Under the proposal, that building would house the county offices that now occupy the basement, first and second floors of the courthouse. They include the offices of the county executive, legislature, assessor and county collector, among others.
No details were disclosed when the ordinance was introduced at this Monday’s meeting.
The move would also consolidate some operations that are now in the historic Truman Courthouse in Independence, according to the funding request fact sheet.
This story was originally published March 14, 2022 at 10:58 AM.
