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Commissioners approve sale of remaining $215 million in bonds to continue detention center construction
Summary
Oklahoma County commissioners voted to sell roughly $215 million in remaining bonds to continue construction on a new detention center; the decision followed extended discussion about operating costs, voter approval and connections to a planned behavioral health facility.
The Oklahoma County Board of County Commissioners voted to sell the remaining bond capacity—about $215,000,000—to continue construction of the county's new detention center after hearing a recommendation from the Citizens Bond Oversight Advisory Committee and a lengthy discussion about how the county will pay future operating costs.
The sale was recommended by the Citizens Bond Oversight Advisory Committee at a meeting the day before; Steve Mason, chair of that committee, told commissioners the funds would be used to complete a middle portion of the project that includes intake, diversion space, a kitchen and laundry and would speed intake and get officers back on the streets faster. "We recommend using the remaining bond ability. It's about $215,000,000 to continue with the county new county detention facility," Mason said.
The measure matters because the commissioners and oversight committee said the portion of work funded by the bonds would…
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