Prosecuting Attorney Mike Wright and Associate Circuit Judge Wes Dalton acted as spokesmen for some of the officials who said they feel the facility needs to be constructed downtown. "I wanted to see where you are in the process and present my opinion," Wright told the commission. "From my standpoint, I feel it should remain downtown." Wright and Dalton both stressed the daily interaction between various branches of county government which takes place now because all offices are located under the same roof at the Warren County Courthouse. "It's something which needs to be a factor in your decision," said Wright, "and it's more than you think. It's more than just payroll and bills." The commissioners said they are still reviewing the findings from a site survey of three proposed locations. The survey was completed last week by Treanor Architects PA, the building's design firm. Among the sites being considered are a 0.9-acre tract of land behind the existing Warren County Courthouse and a multiacre tract located along South Highway 47. "If any of the three sites will hold the building, I would urge you to consider the intangibles, plus the convenience of one-stop shopping which we have now," Dalton said. Parking concerns for the availability of land required to supply an adequate number of spaces for the 36,000-square-foot building are still a major drawback to locating downtown, the commissioners noted. "Right now, if the building was put downtown, we'd have no room for parking," said Southern District Commissioner Hubie Kluesner. "We need approximately 104 spaces to serve this new facility." Kluesner said each parking space would cost around $1,300. He added the price of acquiring land downtown could be as much as three times higher than at other locations. "We're considering every factor," added Presiding Commissioner Arden Engelage. "We don't know where it's going to go." Dalton reminded the commissioners a commitment was made to downtown Warrenton in the mid-1990s when the present courthouse was built. "We need to make the court system and the county system as convenient as we can," he said. Wright also asked the commissioners when they were going to release the findings of the site survey. "It's public information," he said. But the commissioners said they were still evaluating the survey and were having "daily discussions" on where to locate the building. "We feel it (survey) might jeopardize our ability to buy the land," said Northern District Commissioner Dan Hampson. Although no final timetable has been established, a decision on the site is expected before the end of April, according to the commissioners.