After almost two decades, the 11th Judicial District deputy district attorney’s office will have to pull up stakes from its offices at the county building at 104 Crestone Ave.
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After almost two decades, the 11th Judicial District deputy district attorney’s office will have to pull up stakes from its offices at the county building at 104 Crestone Ave.
Where the office will move to is up in the air.
A letter sent to District Attorney Linda Stanley at the end of December outlined the county’s need for the office space on the first floor of the county building, across the parking lot from the Chaffee County Courts building.
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The letter from Chaffee County Attorney Daniel Tom stated, “To meet the needs of providing services to the public and internal growth pressure, the County needs to expand the Administrative offices at 104 Crestone.”
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Therefore the 11th Judicial District Attorney’s Office is hereby notified that your tenancy of the premises (including storage within the building) is terminated as of Feb. 28, 2023,” the letter stated.
The letter further states that if the DA’s office needed more time to surrender and deliver the premises back to the county, they could contact then County Administrator Bob Christiansen.
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Deputy Director of Administration Beth Helmke said the county did not hear from the DA’s office until it received a letter from Stanley dated Feb. 27.
In the letter, Stanley said her office had researched the issue “extensively” and had found that other district attorney offices in the state had had the same dilemma.
“Fortunately the law clearly sides with the District Attorney,” she stated.
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The deputy district attorney’s office on Wednesday received an eviction notice signed by Tom, on behalf of the Board of County Commissioners as landlords.
Helmke said she could not comment further on the issue as there may be potential litigation involved.
In the meantime, the occupants of the 104 Crestone office space, which includes three deputy district attorneys, two administrative assistants and two victims’ advocates, are in the process of packing up their personal items per the three-day eviction order.
As of Thursday they did not know where their office and equipment might be moving.