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Johnson County committee plans site visits and joint study with Iowa City as jail planning advances
Summary
Committee members approved a planning timeline, discussed a March site visit to Dallas and Woodbury counties, and agreed to coordinate a combined facility study with the City of Iowa City. Concerns about a potential landfill site and geotechnical testing were raised by the public and committee members.
The Johnson County Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee on Jan. 9, 2024, reviewed a tentative timeline for the next year of jail planning, agreed to pursue site visits to other counties, and discussed formal coordination with the City of Iowa City on a combined facility study.
Committee leaders described a proposed two-day tour of Dallas County (facility opened 2019) and Woodbury County (opened September, recently completed) to take place around the week of March 24. The plan is for committee members and selected citizen representatives to visit both facilities to examine operations and gather lessons learned; the…
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