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Coosa Valley outlines $23 million juvenile detention plan and floats regional tag fee to fund local buy-in
Summary
Coosa Valley Youth Services executive director briefed the commission on a feasibility study estimating roughly $23 million to replace the region’s juvenile detention facility; he proposed a regional vehicle-tag fee as a way to show local buy-in and leverage state legislative help.
The executive director of Coosa Valley Youth Services told the St. Clair County Commission that a feasibility study shows roughly $23 million would be required to build a new juvenile detention facility to replace the existing 1974 facility. He said Coosa Valley is a coalition of six counties that currently cover operating costs through a prorated assessment; the organization’s operating budget is about $4.5 million, with member counties contributing roughly $1.4 million of that total.
At a meeting with legislative leaders, the director…
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