PORT TOWNSEND — Now that construction work around the grounds of the county courthouse is nearing completion, officials are gearing up for the next project — to stabilize the clock tower.
Rehabilitating the 113-year-old tower, slated to start in May, already has some county employees inside the courthouse preparing themselves for noise from the work.
“For most employees there won’t be a large inconvenience during the clock tower project,” said Allen Sartin, director of central services.
But for some it will.
“It’s going to be unbearable,” said Prosecuting Attorney Juelie Dalzell, whose office is below the tower.
She said not only is noise going to be an issue, but so will vibrations running through the walls.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Shane Seaman also has an office directly below the tower and will move to a temporary desk while his office is closed off.
Seaman will still be in the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office area on the fourth floor of the courthouse.
“There’s no place for us to go,” said Dalzell. “We’ll just have to wait and see how it goes.”