portable air conditionerA rented unit from Aston-based Topp Portable Air would provide cooling for the building, but at the cost of approximately $20,000 a month, county spokeswoman Trish Cofiell said. The rented unit was installed Tuesday afternoon.We have three chilling units; one went. That’s the one for the courthouse,” Cofiell said Tuesday afternoon. “Down the road, we will be purchasing a new chiller.With no air conditioning, the courthouse dismissed employees at 2 p.m., though some departments continued to operate with a skeleton crew, Cofiell said. All court procedures scheduled after 2 p.m. were postponed, she added.
Delaware County Executive Director Marianne Grace said the decision to close the courthouse came after she had a conversation with President Judge Joseph P. Cronin Jr. on Tuesday morning.
Still, many stayed and found ways to work around the heat. Employees in Sheriff Joseph McGinn’s office simply worked with the lights off. Grace said Delaware County juvenile court personnel used the Delaware County Council meeting room in the government center as a makeshift courtroom to hold juvenile hearings.
The rented chiller unit will most likely be in place for several months, until a replacement can be purchased and installed. Grace said the funds for both renting the unit and its overall replacement would ultimately come out of the county’s capital maintenance fund.
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