Politics & Government

Old Macomb County Building to Remain Closed Monday

A fire April 17 in the Old County Building caused extensive damage and will force the closure of the building Monday.

The Old County Building in Mount Clemens will remain closed until further notice following an Aprll 17 fire.

The blaze caused extensive damage to the county's information services, which were based in the building, according to county officials. 

According to a story in the Macomb Daily, the building houses the Register of Deeds, the Finance Department, the IT Department, the Human Resources Department and the Facilities and Operations Department. 

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These departments have been relocated to due to the blaze.

"We are hopeful to have full services restored by the end of this week," said Macomb County Executive Mark A. Hackel, in a release. "We ask the public to be patient with us as we relocate and restore our IT, internet and phone systems. Our emergency action team is working around the clock to get services fully operational."

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The Macomb County Administration Building and the Macomb County Circuit Court building will remain open on Monday, April 22.

Anyone scheduled for jury duty still must report this week.


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