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Supervisors debate terms and costs of proposed joint evidence facility with Waterloo; no funding commitment made
Summary
Supervisors deliberated on May 13 over a proposed joint evidence processing and storage facility with the City of Waterloo but made no funding commitment; staff were directed to continue negotiations and return with clarified terms and a financial analysis.
Supervisors deliberated at length on May 13 over whether Black Hawk County should commit funds to the City of Waterloo for a joint evidence processing and storage facility; the meeting produced detailed negotiation points but no final funding commitment.
County legal and staff described the negotiations as centered on a proposed 2080-style agreement and an associated payment or maintenance arrangement. A county attorney (Mike) and county staff reported that the county asked the city to consider alternate terms, that the county had lowered its proposed cash contribution to $750,000 in a recent counterproposal, and that the city’s draft contained a proposed payment schedule of gradually increasing annual payments over 20 years that…
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