Supervisors conclude Historic Poor Farm is not appropriate for new jail site
After hearing details about a proposed 120-bed jail (with mechanical capacity to expand to 140), supervisors said the county-owned Historic Poor Farm is unsuitable because of cost, historical significance, prairie plantings and access issues; the sheriff clarified the ballot proposal would build to 140 capacity but start with 120 operational beds.
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The board discussed county-owned parcels as possible sites for a new sheriff's office and jail and focused on whether the Historic Poor Farm could accommodate the project. Sheriff Brad Kunkel described the plan the county is considering to place before voters: "What we are talking about constructing and and putting on the ballot in the fall is a facility with a total capacity in the building of 140," and added the immediate aim would be a 120-bed facility with shell space for 20 additional beds.
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