In a split vote, Washington County Commissioners on Thursday approved a ninety-thousand-dollar contract with JLL Commercial Real Estate of Pittsburgh, to advise them on the feasibility of purchasing the Crossroads Center office building at the corner of West Beau and North Franklin Streets. Commissioner’s Chairperson, Diana Irey-Vaughan says a study showed that it would cost more than ten-million-dollars to make necessary repairs on the Courthouse Square building and as good stewards for the taxpayers, there was no way to justify that expense. If the purchase of the Crossroads building goes through, Irey-Vaughan says the Courthouse Square building would be demolished. Irey-Vaughan says they hope to make a decision within the next three months. Democrat Larry Maggi cast the lone dissenting vote, saying he is concerned about making this kind of move in the midst of a pandemic. He says he also believes that repairs to the Courthouse Square building would be far less than ten-million-dollars, but he says he also believes the matter is a foregone conclusion.