After three days of reevaluating more than 30 statewide courthouse construction projects in an attempt to save around $500 million, the Nevada County Courthouse was among the projects chosen to proceed, according to a staff member of the California Office of Court Construction and Management. Nevada County Courthouse Chief Executive Officer Sean Metroka was given about 15 minutes Wednesday to present the unified vision that the courthouse should simply be renovated using only the existing land, a plan he said would save about $40 million. This proposal, developed by a group of Nevada City and county officials, is a departure …