Several people also suggested trying out the acoustics in the room, whose construction is close to completion, to have a mock dialogue in the room, and see if a court reporter can hear what’s being said well enough to record it accurately, word for word, as court reporters do during trials. John Hartman, director of the county’s Management Information Services, said it’s possible that audio equipment currently used in the County Board’s meeting room in the courthouse (which is also the Branch I courtroom) might be usable in the temporary space to improve....MORE