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Lake County jail rises: steel erection begins; county aims to roof structure by December
Summary
Project manager Jason Boyd showed the commission live site images and said vertical steel columns were installed this week; officials said the project lost time after hitting an unmarked gas well in May but has recovered several days and plans a steel‑topping ceremony in October and ribbon cutting in 2027.
Jason Boyd updated the Lake County Board of Commissioners on the new county jail construction, saying steel columns were being erected at the site and that the contractor has mobilized multiple loads of steel this week.
Boyd narrated a live camera view of the worksite and described the site layout: multiple elevator and stair shafts, a main facade "front porch," secured employee parking and a public lot near Route 20. He said the…
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