BATAVIA, OH — Clermont County officials today participated in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the 29,000-square-foot expansion and renovation of Juvenile Court. The facility off Bauer Road in Batavia will allow the Court to combine staff and services from five buildings into one location

The project consists of five courtrooms, administrative offices, holding cells and high density filing rooms for the Courts as well as individual offices for Juvenile Probation along with conference rooms and group activity rooms.

Mark Spaulding Construction Company of Florence, Ky., bid for $7.5 million for the base project, with a grand total of $8 million that includes proposed alternates.