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Commissioners debate jail roof repair approach; approve limited repairs and seek third bid for juvenile probation awning
Summary
The court decided against full roof replacement at the county jail for now, directing staff to prioritize targeted repairs within the existing $79,000 budget; commissioners also asked for a third written bid for an awning at the juvenile probation building after receiving two widely different quotes.
Cooke County Commissioners discussed building repairs for the county jail roof and an awning for the juvenile probation building on March 18, and took no immediate large-scale funding action.
On the jail roof, county staff reviewed a prior engineering report that estimated a comprehensive repair at roughly $200,000 to address all penetrations and seams. Staff and commissioners noted recent targeted…
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