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Commissioner moves for public vote on future of Keogh Dwyer jail; motion fails to advance
Summary
A motion to place a public vote at the next meeting on whether to sell or retain the Keogh Dwyer Correctional Facility did not advance after commissioners recorded two yes votes and two abstentions. Commissioners recapped past spending on the unused facility and asked for more detailed cost and subdivision information before deciding.
Commissioner DeGroote asked the Board of County Commissioners on July 9 to place a public vote at the next meeting on whether to sell or retain the Keogh Dwyer Correctional Facility, the county jail located at Block 5.01 Lot 19.
The request followed a brief history from DeGroote noting that a prior resolution (Resolution 62-25) used the term “desires to sell” rather than committing to a sale, and that the county has spent money on repairs and engineering since the facility stopped housing prisoners. DeGroote said the county has spent “over $300,000” on…
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