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Supervisors split over bed count for proposed jail; item tabled for further negotiation
Summary
Supervisors debated whether a new county jail should be limited to about 92–100 beds or built to a 120–140 footprint for future growth and a potential joint facility with Iowa City; the board agreed to continue the discussion at a Sept. 24 work session and to seek bond counsel input.
Supervisors spent the work session debating the appropriate bed count and footprint for a proposed new county jail and possible joint law‑enforcement facility with the City of Iowa City. The city council passed a separate resolution (4–3) supporting further work on a joint authority but with the mayor's condition that a Riverside Drive site would not be used, prompting the county to accelerate property identification.
Some supervisors argued for a conservative approach: keep the initial built bed count at 92 — roughly double current in‑facility capacity…
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