(La Porte County, IN) - Officials are trying to figure out why the air conditioning system is not keeping things cool enough inside the La Porte County Complex.

 

La Porte County Councilman Adam Koronka said the problem is more on the upper levels, where things can become a little sticky, especially on a very warm day.

 

“The temperature isn’t unbearable but it’s higher,” he said.

 

He said the discovery was made during the ongoing repairs of extensive flood damage done to the building just a few hundred feet north of the courthouse in La Porte.

 

“For the brand new construction we did to repair those floors, we want to make sure we’re protecting our investment,” he said.

 

$4 million has been mentioned as the possible cost of fixing the problem. Without a solution to the cause identified yet though, Koronka said it’s too early to estimate the expense.

 

“People are speculating in millions of dollars, but right now, until I have all of the information in front of me, I could say what the solution is going to be or how much it’s going to cost,” he said.

 

Koronka said the building, having a lot of windows facing west, could be allowing too much heat inside from the sun, which would contribute to any mechanical issue the system might be having to stop the production of cooler air.